Growing up Digital

What’s on offer?

This event will be the 2024 Annual Debate for UCL’s Collaborative Social Science Domain
 

Jessica Ringrose will give a 30-minute lecture, followed by 3 short (5-minute max.) responses from the three discussants
 

This will be followed by a panel discussion (15 mins) / audience Q&As (15 mins)

The debate will be followed by a drinks reception.

What’s it about?

Ten years ago,  Danah Boyd introduced the concept of ‘networked teens’ to explain how social media expanded youth connectivity. In this talk, Professor Jessica Ringrose introduces the idea of ‘postdigital’ teens, offering a lens to understand how teens’ digital networks intersect with their offline school-based peer dynamics. Drawing from a study on the impact of COVID-19 and social isolation of young people in England, Jessica will explore their experiences of online sexual and gendered risks during and after lockdowns.  She’ll delve into the complexities teens faced with increased screen time during the pandemic and what happened when they returned to school. The talk will explore how mobile phones and devices shape their experiences in school, focusing on tech facilitated gender-based and sexual violence.  The talk concludes with a presentation of a collaborative, co-designed educational intervention, offering recommendations for how schools, parents and communities can better support postdigital teens.

Who’s leading the event?

Professor Jessica Ringrose

Open to

Anyone but in particular, teenagers, researchers and professionals working with young people and their use of social media.

Of particular interest to

Teenagers

Researchers and professionals working with young people and their use of social media.