Focusing on the influence of television in youth cultures, this book explores how young people engage with TV programs and personalities to navigate personal and social challenges. It delves into the reasons behind their attraction to specific content and the role it plays in shaping their identities and experiences. Through this examination, the book highlights the significant impact of TV on the lives of young audiences.
This book documents and analyzes transnational research on youth media production and distribution projects both in and out of school. With comprehensive theoretical analyses, notes, and bibliographies, each chapter includes a case study, illuminating the variety and diversity of youth media projects around the world. Contributors span multiple disciplines and regions, and their perspectives provide a rich and comparative resource for readers. The information gathered here is a valuable tool in assessing the potential of youth media programs; the book intends to make positive contributions to youth media practices, scholarship, policy, and advocacy, and ultimately, to help young people around the world think, feel, and act like powerful and expressive participants in their local and global multi-mediated realities. An accompanying website provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of programs, projects, research reports, and publications relating to youth media - an important resource for scholars and students in the field.
