New Methodological Challenges for Youth Research: Speaker presentations

The Youth Study Group of the British Sociological Association held a very successful seminar at the University of Southampton on June 12th 2009, focusing on methodological challenges faced by contemporary youth researchers. The powerpoint presentations from the day are attached below. Thanks to all the presenters and attendees for a very stimulating day.

Meaningful meanderings: using mobile methods to research young people’s everyday lives: Nicola Ross, Cardiff University

Multiple facets of people and place: exploring youth identity and aspirations in Madurai, South India: Suzanne Powell and Amanda Brown, Northumbria University

Youth research in Web 2.0: a case study of blog analysis: Helene Snee, University of Manchester

Digital ethnography and ethics in the context of Web 2.0: Yvette Morey, University of Bath

Involving young people as peer researchers in research on community relations in Northern Ireland: Dirk Schubotz, Queens University Belfast

‘But I don’t want to be filmed’: challenges and opportunities of using visual methods in a participatory research project with young people: Nadine Schaefer, University of Exeter

‘As soon as that track starts I feel…’ Unravelling attachments to extreme metal music with ‘music elicitation’: Nicola Allett, University of Warwick


Amanda Brown mobile methods.ppt

Dirk Schubotz Participatory methods.ppt

Helene Snee Using blogs.ppt

Nadine Schaeffer Participatory video.ppt

Nicola Allett music elicitation.ppt

Nicola Ross Mobile methods.ppt

Yvette Morey Digital ethics.ppt