Leonardo Custódio
PhD Candidate
Researcher info
Institution
University of Tampere
Department/faculty
School of Communication, Media and Theater (CMT)
Contact information
leonardo.custodio@uta.fi
0451236376
Keywords
Communication for Social Change Critical Ethnography Favela Media Activism Rio de Janeiro
Research projects
This doctoral research investigates different aspects of "favela media activism". How do young people who live in the Brazilian kinds of slums use different forms of media to enact citizenship? What are their motivations and objectives to do what they do? The research explores the multidimensional and complex process of civic engagement in and through media among young favela dwellers in Rio de Janeiro.
Team
Leonardo Custódio (own PhD research)