DER returns with a new entry in its seminar series, which in the age of COVID19 actually means we are having a go with webinars!
Maria Schlechter, a research student from the University of Vienna and, until recently, a visiting scholar at Monash, will present a paper on her interesting research about young people’s media practices on Youtube and digital inequalities. Summary and flyer below.
A recording of the presentation will be shared beforehand and a live Q&A session with Maria will be held online on Thursday, 21 May⋅ 4:00 –5:00 pm. Email carlo.perrotta@monash.edu to receive the link to the webinar if you want to attend.
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This paper explores the inequalities inherent in how the digital ‘opportunities’ of YouTube participation are being engaged with by contrasting groups of differently resourced and digital-skilled teenagers in Austria. Drawing on a comparative ethnographic study of three groups of secondary school students, in Vienna, the paper will explore how traditional socioeconomic and place-based inequalities interlink with emerging digital inequalities – all underpinning distinctly differentiated imaginaries, opportunities and actions amongst teenagers towards becoming a micro-celebrity on YouTube.
