New Book: Youth Engaging with the World. Media, Communication and Social Change

New Book from Nordicom

Youth Engaging with the World. Media, Communication and Social Change.
Yearbook 2009
Editors: Thomas Tufte & Florencia Enghel

The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at Nordicom, University of
Gothenburg 2009, 340 p., ISBN 978-91-89471-82-5, Price: € 23

The Yearbook 2009 focuses on youth as a generation of actors and citizens who are
increasingly exposed to and making use of media/ICT for entertainment and informational
purposes, for social networking and mobilization, and for knowledge sharing.

Throughout history, young people have often been active participants in the
manifestation of social change, and most times their creative uses of media and
innovative practices of communication have been crucial in the process. Youth have had
key roles in citizen media, in alternative media that stimulate public debate, or in
campaigning for particular causes such as HIV/AIDS prevention, political freedom,
freedom of expression, fair trade, etc. Different Internet platforms like Facebook,
Youtube and blogs have become rapidly growing virtual sites that give shape to new forms
of social networking, communication and mobilization, primarily amongst youth.
Young people’s competence in using media, their ability to produce, understand and
interact with the multiplicity of both new and old media formats and technologies have
been instrumental in the manifestation of social processes of change. This book seeks to
explore theoretical assumptions as well as empirical evidence of media and information
literacy in action. But it also gathers examples of how youth in developing countries
have used their skills to bring about change.

For further information se
http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php?portal=publ&main=info_publ2.php&ex=292&me=1

Best regards,

Ulla C.

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Ulla Carlsson, Dr., Professor
Director
NORDICOM/The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media
University of Gothenburg
Box 713
SE 405 30 Göteborg