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