Youth identity in the context of urban violence

Posted by on October 26, 2009

UPCOMING EVENT: Survival and Success – Youth identity in the context of urban violence

How do young people in Philadelphia perceive and process the daily violence they encounter in their communities and institutions? How can we use media to understand their interpretations and appropriations of the culture of urban violence, and how can we in turn use this knowledge to negotiate our own interactions with and perceptions about youth and violence in Philadelphia?

Through screening and discussion of selected videos produced by young people in the UCCP’s youth media programs, we hope to arrive at a better collective understanding of urban violence and how it affects young people, the larger community of Philadelphia and social institutions in America.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009
3-5pm
Center for Humanities at Temple (CHAT)
10th floor Gladfelter Hall, Temple University
1115 W. Berks St

The event is free and open to the public and will include a panel by youth, faculty, and special guests and interactive activities to engage the audience in a community dialogue.

For more information, contact Barbara Ferman at bferman@temple.edu.