Conceptualizing Identity in Youth Media Arts Organizations: A Comparative Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Halverson, Erica Rosenfeld; Lowenhaupt, Rebecca; Gibbons, Damiana; Bass, Michelle
Titel	Conceptualizing Identity in Youth Media Arts Organizations: A Comparative Case Study
Quelle	In: E-Learning, 6 (2009) 1, S.23-42 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-8887
DOI	10.2304/elea.2009.6.1.23
Schlagwörter	Printed Materials; Adolescents; Semiotics; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Self Concept; Correlation; Film Production; Interviews; Concept Formation; Educational Environment; Multimedia Materials; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Video Technology; Web Sites; Films; Urban Youth; Youth Programs; Adolescent Development; Minnesota; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Semiotik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Selbstkonzept; Korrelation; Filmproduktion; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Web-Design; Film; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	In this article the authors explore the relationship between concepts of identity and the purpose, process, and products of youth media arts organizations. Since the explicit mission of these organizations is to work with adolescents to explore and represent identities, the authors develop our understanding of how organizations conceptualize identity development and how these concepts shape the digital film-making process and products. In a comparative case study of In Progress (St Paul, Minnesota) and Reel Works Teen Filmmaking (New York City), organizational leaders were interviewed, and a semiotic analysis conducted of the organizations' websites and other public, printed materials. The authors analyzed the films as products of these organizations' production processes to understand how these organizations define identity and what these definitions mean for how they do their work with youth. They found two distinct conceptualizations of identity: identity as community building, and identity as individualization. Unpacking these different conceptions helps us to understand how youth media arts organizations shape the identity development process and what is made possible for participating youth. This work can also lead us to more sophisticated models of adolescent identity development, particularly for non-mainstream communities who have often been saddled with dominant cultural models that do not quite fit. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10