iConference Workshop on Digital Youth March 4th 2014 Professor Beth Juncker The Royal School of Library and Information Science University of Copenhagen Digital Youth a challenge to cultural institutions and cultural – communication? Introduction The overall theme for this iConference is: "Breaking down walls culture context – – – computing". Grounding a new Digital Youth Research Network today we intend to break down disciplinary walls between information studies and cultural studies related to the young digital generations. We intend to ask to the philosophical assumptions behind them and to the different theories and notions encompassing them. We intend to blur the borders between qualitative and quantitative methodologies, to question digital technology not only as a matter of function, but as a matter of content. We are not just going to define what we mean by digital youth we actually don't need each – other for definitions no, we are going to develop a new research field, to ground it in – philosophies, in theories, in notions and methodologies allowing us to develop new kind of approaches, new kind of perspectives, new kind of knowledge across social sciences and humanities. We are not able to do this in 3 and a half hour! Founding the research network means starting a process of dialogue and collaboration across walls, borders, institutions and continents!
iConference Workshop on Digital Youth March 4th 2014 Professor Beth Juncker The Royal School of Library and Information Science University of Copenhagen Digital Youth – a challenge to cultural institutions and cultural communication? Introduction The overall theme for this iConference is: "Breaking down walls – culture – context – computing". Grounding a new Digital Youth Research Network today we intend to break down disciplinary walls between information studies and cultural studies related to the young digital generations. We intend to ask to the philosophical assumptions behind them and to the different theories and notions encompassing them. We intend to blur the borders between qualitative and quantitative methodologies, to question digital technology not only as a matter of function, but as a matter of content. We are not just going to define what we mean by digital youth – we actually don't need each other for definitions – no, we are going to develop a new research field, to ground it in philosophies, in theories, in notions and methodologies allowing us to develop new kind of approaches, new kind of perspectives, new kind of knowledge across social sciences and humanities. We are not able to do this in 3 and a half hour! Founding the research network means starting a process of dialogue and collaboration across walls, borders, institutions and continents!