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Part of the Reclaiming Childhood Project’s research agenda is to challenge the notion that children are the passive recipients of social change. A major component of the Reclaiming Childhood Project is therefore youth participation.
Constructing Childhood: A Multi-Media Installation
April 24-June 23, 2007
Allen Library, Room 381L, 3rd Floor
University of Washington
Open House: Saturday, May 12, 2007, 1:00-4:00 pm
Open House: Saturday, June 2, 2007, 1:00-4:00 pm
To arrange for other viewing opportunities, including school and after school groups, please email rchild@u.washington.edu or call (206) 543-3920.
Constructing Childhood is a multi-media installation exhibiting work by young people reflecting on their experiences of childhood. Using a three-dimensional model of a swing-set as an art platform, Artistic Director Cheryll Hidalgo includes two and three-dimensional visual art, poetry, essays, soundscapes, spoken words, and video/film by teens in the exhibition.
The works in the installation were created by children and youth involved in after-school writing programs at the Richard Hugo House, a non-profit literary arts center, and by high-school students from Washington State GEAR UP, a project designed to help students from low-income families prepare for college. The installation provides an opportunity for youth to engage in self-reflection while utilizing creative writing and video and audio arts as a means of articulating their own subjecthood.
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Gaming, IMing, Internet: Onboard or Overbored?
Kids Speak Out about Living in the Digital Age
Monday, April 30, 2007 • 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Town Hall Seattle • 1119 Eighth Avenue
Moderated by Katharyne Mitchell (Geography and Simpson Professor in the Public Humanities)
From virtual reality games to the internet to instant messaging to MP3 players, technological devices have become part of our everyday lives. What is the impact of these new forms of technology on the social life and self-awareness of young teens? Come hear middle school students talk about their experiences in a friendly, youth-oriented forum. Parents, teachers, and others are invited to participate in the discussion.
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> Listen to the complete audio (MP3) or click on a name:
Katharyne Mitchell's introduction | Lars | Jamaika | Kira | Maddy | Adrianna | Thalia | Kelsey | Janelle | Le'Jayah | Cecilia
Reclaiming Childhood is an interdisciplinary, collaborative research project that examines the changing nature of American childhood. Under the auspices of the Simpson Center, Project Director Katharyne Mitchell aims to engage faculty from the University of Washington with students, parents, mentors, teachers, and administrators in a discussion of the multiple factors affecting childhood and schooling in the contemporary era.
About the Project
Youth Participation