At Last: Youth Culture and Digital Media: New Literacies for New Times

Research in the Teaching of English Nov 2003

At Last: Youth Culture and Digital Media: New Literacies for New Times

Glenda A. Hull University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

On a recent Saturday afternoon, people began filing into a community movie theater in Oakland, California known for its alternative films and sofa seating. They had gathered to watch the digital stories created by young people from the community—three-to-five minute multi-media compositions consisting of a narrative recorded in the author’s voice accompanied by photographs, video, and music. The event began with a story by Randy, “Lyfe-n-Rhyme.” “Mama’s only son is mama’s only gun with a guillotine tongue,” rang one rhythmic powerful line, as images of Randy and his mother morphed into photographs of the county jail, while the music of Miles Davis floated in the background. So proceeded Randy’s social critique and commentary on life and opportunity, or the lack thereof, in his city and country.

Journal: Research in the Teaching of English
Published: 2003-11-01
DOI: 10.58680/rte20031796
Open Access: Closed
Topics: digital rhetoric multimodality online writing instruction voice and style

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