Growing up Digital: How Today's Youth Navigate Life on Screens and at School
06 November 2024, 6:30 pm–7:45 pm
Ten years ago, danah boyd introduced the concept of ‘networked teens’ to explain how social media expanded youth connectivity. In this talk, Professor Jessica Ringrose introduces the idea of ‘postdigital’ teens, offering a lens to understand how teens’ digital networks intersect with their offline school-based peer dynamics.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Michael Reade – Collaborative Social Science Domain, RIGE020 7679 8713
Location
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Room G06 Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Theatre, Ground FloorRoberts BuildingMalet StreetLondonWC1E 7JEUnited Kingdom
UCL Collaborative Social Science Domain Annual Debate 2024
Ten years ago, danah boyd introduced the concept of ‘networked teens’ to explain how social media expanded youth connectivity. In this talk, Professor Jessica Ringrose introduces the idea of ‘postdigital’ teens, offering a lens to understand how teens’ digital networks intersect with their offline school-based peer dynamics. Drawing from a study on the impact of COVID-19 and social isolation of young people in England, Jessica will explore their experiences of online sexual and gendered risks during and after lockdowns. She’ll delve into the complexities teens faced with increased screen time during the pandemic and what happened when they returned to school. The talk will explore how mobile phones and devices shape their experiences in school, focusing on tech facilitated gender-based and sexual violence. The talk concludes with a presentation of a collaborative, co-designed educational intervention, offering recommendations for how schools, parents and communities can better support postdigital teens.
- Our annual debate is sponsored by Sage and also form parts of the 2024 ESRC’s Festival of Social Science (19 October to 9 November). ‘Digital Lives’ is the theme of this year’s festival
- Children’s experiences of social media and unsolicited sexual images: Developing Better Digital Literacy. Listen to Jessica Ringrose's videogram and podcast interview
Lecturer
Professor Jessica Ringrose
Professor of the Sociology of Gender and Education, Education, Practice & Society, IOE, UCL
Discussants
Professor Sonia Livingstone
Director, Digital Futures for Children, 5Rights and Department of Media and Communications, LSE
Professor Andy Phippen
Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
Dr Lucia Gloria Vazquez Rodriguez
Lecturer in Digital Media Production, Knowledge Lab, Culture, Communication & Media, IOE, UCL
Chair
Professor Carey Jewitt (Chair, Collaborative Social Science Domain / Knowledge Lab, IOE, UCL)
Drinks reception
8-9pm
Room 05, 188 Tottenham Court Road
About the Speaker
Professor Jessica Ringrose
Professor of the Sociology of Gender and Education at Education, Practice & Society, IOE, UCL
More about Professor Jessica Ringrose