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Theorizing Multimodality Through Children's and Youths' Perceptions and Experiences

Tue, April 26, 11:30am to 1:00pm PDT (11:30am to 1:00pm PDT), Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Floor: South Building, Level 1, Point Loma

Session Type: Symposium

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Throughout the world, young people design, produce, consume, interpret, analyze, and critique multimodal texts and contexts. However, children’s and youth’s perspectives are poorly represented in academic scholarship theorizing multimodality. This session seeks to explore young people’s perspectives and use them to further the generation of semiotic theories. The six papers featured within this symposium collectively examine the generational and epistemic power dynamics that underpin theories of semiotics and multimodality, and as an antidote, center the multimodal theorizing done by children and youth to disrupt the academy’s hold on theory-building. In taking such a stance, this session expands the definition of who can be considered a multimodal theorist.

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