Is there any way for people in other countries to
participate in these seminars, even as a silent
listener?

Melanie Stone

--- David Buckingham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>
> Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media
> Institute of Education, University of London
> 20 Bedford Way, London WC1 (tube: Russell Square)
>
> INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SEMINARS
>
> Weds. 31 January   5.30 - 8.00 p.m.   Room 739
> VideoCulture
> Video and Intercultural Communication
>
> Does video represent a new form of transnational
> communication, that
> transcends verbal language? What happens when young
> people produce
> audio-visual statements for their counterparts in
> other cultures? And how
> can we teach young people to communicate more
> effectively in these new
> media?
>
> VideoCulture was an international research project,
> which involved the
> production and exchange of short videotapes among
> groups of young people in
> the UK, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the
> USA. At this seminar,
> Professor Horst Niesyto of the University of
> Ludwigsburg will present some
> overall findings from the research, and discuss the
> methodological
> potential of this approach for youth research in
> general. Professor David
> Buckingham of the Institute of Education and Issy
> Harvey of the British
> Film Institute will present some of the findings
> from the UK research for
> VideoCulture, and discuss its implications for their
> ongoing research in
> this area.
>
>
> Thurs. 8 March   5.30 - 8.30 p.m.   Room 642
> Pokemon
> Globalisation and Children's Culture
>
> Pokemon has been one of the most phenomenal success
> stories in the history
> of children's culture. Beginning as a video game, it
> is now a massive
> commercial franchise that includes a card game, a
> television show, two
> feature films, and a series of collectibles, such as
> stickers and small
> toys.
>
> The Pokemon research project involved participants
> from the UK, Japan, Hong
> Kong, France, Australia, Israel and the USA. The UK
> research, based at the
> Institute of Education, was partly funded by the
> Japan Foundation. At this
> seminar, the UK team - Julian Sefton-Green, Helen
> Bromley, Rebekah Willett
> and David Buckingham -  will present some of the
> work they have been
> undertaking over the past year. The research
> investigates young children's
> play with Pokemon toys, their use of Pokemon in
> their creative writing, and
> the various forms of learning that are at stake in
> the phenomenon. The
> study offers a fresh new perspective on
> well-established questions about
> young children's relationships with the media, and
> exciting new
> methodological insights.
>
>
> Seminars organised by the Centre for the Study of
> Children, Youth and Media.
>
> Admission to seminars is free and open to all. We
> will be providing
> refreshments - but please
> e-mail us ([log in to unmask]) to let us know that
> you wish to attend.
>
>
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>
>
>
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> Dr. David Buckingham
> Professor of Education
> Director, Centre for the Study of Children, Youth
> and Media
> Institute of Education, University of London
> 20 Bedford Way
> London WC1H 0AL
> England
>
> Phone: +44 171 612 6515
> Fax: +44 171 612 6177
> WWW: http://www.ccsonline.org.uk/mediacentre


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University of Mississippi

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