Renegade dreams: living through injury in gangland Chicago

Introduction : the underside of injury, or, How to dream like a renegade

Field notes : late death

Development, or, Why grandmothers ally with the gang

Field notes : early funerals

Nostalgia, or, The stories the gang tells about itself

Field notes : inside jokes

Authenticity, or, Why people can't leave the gang

Field notes : getting in

Disability, or, Why a gang leader helps stop the violence

Field notes : resilience

Disease, or, How a will to survive helps healing

Field notes : framing

Conclusion : the frame, or, how to get out of an isolated space

Postscript : a renegade dream come true.