ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how the young adults recognise and deal with diversity in their day-to-day lives, and especially on how race shapes their encounters. It pays attention to the way in which difference is produced through encounters in multifaceted ways, often depending on where and when they occur. The chapter sits in juxtaposition to narratives that draw on the idea of the post-racial generation by drawing out the complexities of the relationship between encounters and the spatial configurations of the city. The author highlights the affective qualities of encounters, bringing attention to some of the anxieties involved in anticipating race, as well as the frustrations of young people as they anticipate being positioned as different within their interactions.
