Favela Media Activism
Research summary
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.
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Research title
Favela Media Activism
Research timeline
1.9.2009 - 1.12.2015
Keywords
Communication for Social Change Critical Ethnography Favela Media Activism Rio de Janeiro
Region
Latin America
Countries
Brazil, Finland
Institution
University of Tampere
School of Communication, Media and Theater (CMT)
Tampere, Finland
Head of research
Leonardo Custódio
Research team
Leonardo Custódio (own PhD research)
Contact information
Leonardo Custódio
leonardo.custodio@uta.fi
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Record last updated
17.12.2018