Video of the Oppressed: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Video Ethnography Research for Youth-Directed Learning Environments

• In Event: Listening and Not Listening to Students’ Voices

Abstract

The literature on the engagement of underrepresented peoples in creating media productions for learning is often framed as a way to appreciate an alternative definition of the dominant norm. This paper explores the construction/deconstruction of marginalized peoples in media creation when they collaborate in the use of digital technologies for self-representation in order to better inform learning for their local contexts. The local contexts include two middle school youth groups, one located in the Dominican Republic and in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Drawing upon theoretical frames of cultural studies and critical pedagogy, this study aims to leverage video for youth to see themselves as part of directing learning and to illuminate for educators how youth connect with their local context.

Author

• Donna DeGennaro, University of Massachusetts - Boston