Research seminar
The Digital Criminology Working Group is excited to announce the following lunch seminar with Professor Dr. Valerie Steeves (University of Ottawa, Canada). The talk will discuss Participatory Action Research with young people: Lessons learned from the eQuality Project. The research project covers young people’s experiences with digital communications technologies.
Prof. Dr. Rosamunde Van Brakel will be moderating the session.
Abstract
Over the past 15 years, the eQuality Project has experimented with innovative ways to use art, improv, film, participatory action research and deliberative dialogue methods to engage young people in the research process. This talk will provide an overview of lessons learned - what worked, what didn’t - and reflect on the strengths and challenges of conducting intersectional research in this way.
Biography
Valerie Steeves is Full Professor at the Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa. Her main area of research focuses on the impact of new technologies on human rights. Dr. Steeves is the principal investigator of The eQuality Project, an SSHRC-funded partnership of researchers, educators, advocates, civil society groups, and policymakers interested in examining the impact of online commercial profiling on children’s identities and social relationships. As the lead researcher for MediaSmart’s Young Canadians in a Wired World research project, she has been tracking young people’s use of new media from 2004 to 2020.
To make the most of our discussion, we encourage you to read the following article in advance: ‘Getting at Equality: Research Methods Informed by the Lessons of Intersectionality’.
Practical information
📅 Date: 20 April
🕘 Time: 12:00 – 14:00 (talk starts at 12:30)
📍 Location: Meeting room C4.09 (Building C, grote vergaderzaal).
🍽️ Lunch will be provided. Please indicate before 10 April via this link whether you will join for lunch.
The seminar will be held in English.