This book documents and analyzes transnational research on youth media production and
distribution projects both in and out of school. With comprehensive theoretical analyses notes
and bibliographies each chapter includes a case study illuminating the variety and diversity
of youth media projects around the world. Contributors span multiple disciplines and regions
and their perspectives provide a rich and comparative resource for readers. The information
gathered here is a valuable tool in assessing the potential of youth media programs the book
intends to make positive contributions to youth media practices scholarship policy and
advocacy and ultimately to help young people around the world think feel and act like
powerful and expressive participants in their local and global multi-mediated realities. An
accompanying website provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of programs projects
research reports and publications relating to youth media - an important resource for scholars
and students in the field.
