THE NEW RESEARCHER

Topics

1. LOOKING FOR CULTURE....
...and the youngsters' questions

DO YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE OR PASSIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS CULTURE?

CAN CULTURE EXIST WITHOUT AUDIENCE?

ARE THERE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CULTURE? IS THERE A KIND OF HIERARCHY?

2. "YOUNG" WHO?
...and the youngsters' questions

WHEN DOES THE LIFE OF A YOUNGSTER END?

DOES THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY MAKE YOU YOUNG?


3. GOURMET OMNIVORES IN A CHEF'S DRESS: WHO PAYS THE BILL?
...and the youngsters' questions

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR EARNINGS DO YOU PAY FOR CULTURE?

DO YOU FEEL GUILTY WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD AND WHY?IS FREE DOWNLOADING A COST OR A REVENUE FOOR THE PRODUCERS?

DEPTH OR SUPERFICIALITY?

...i nuovi barbari

An Interesting point of view

ACCESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO CULTURE
Final report. Interarts

"Access to culture goes beyond accessing cultural products, attending spaces and receiving information, it is also about an experience of personal development and enjoyment. Apart from classic channels and institutions, youth culture channels are dynamic and often informal, and many times do not enjoy official recognition. The study on youth access to culture in Europe illustrates that the ways young people access culture as users or creators, or simply participants of a cultural experience, are various and sometimes experimental... (European Commission - Youth)

IV International Meeting of the Cultural Observatories

Youngsters, Cultural Consumptions and New Technologies
Torino, September 9th-11th, 2010
more info in YoUnGnEwSsS

LEARNING TO LIVE, LEARNING TO LISTEN REFLECTION ABOUT THE OBSERVATORIES' PAPER

The papers written by the Cultural Observatories and the researchers highlight the need to re-think the methods to use for understanding the changing cultural consumptions and practices of the young generations, in the ever-mutating environment defined by new technologies. While the more technical aspects of methodology remain a matter of concern of the researchers, we would like to share with you (via this blog and during the discussion in Torino) a few key-points... more
or... download it!

PAPERS BY THE RESEARCH GROUPS

"Youth and cultural consumption in Piemonte – a first glance"

"Cultural habits in teenagers and young adults in Galicia"

"Young people, culture and new technologies (Paises Vascos)"

"The Impact of the Digital on the Cultural Practices of Young Quebecers"

"French findings regarding youth and culture and new questions"

"The Cultural Consumption and Practices of Young People in Catalonia"

CULTURE WHAT?? Make your voice heard!

Here you can find some questions and issues on which cultural observatories and researchers would like to reflect with you. This might be something totally new for you, or on the contrary you might have discussed about this with your friends, parents, teachers or colleagues… it doesn’t matter: answer, pose new questions, be provocative if you like, and share share share… Dialogue is always fruitful and all contributions and opinions are more than welcome!!

The discussion developed on this blog will be the starting point for one of the workshops of Thinking pot in Torino (September, 2010). This will help researchers to have a clearer look on contemporary culture, and policy makers to define new youth cultural policy lines which might suit better to your tastes, needs and wishes.


It’s YOUR TIME to make your voice heard!!


P.S.: wanna know what our research team thinks about youngsters' cultural consumptions? Have a look at our papers!