SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVISM: Community-Engaged Learning for the 2020s
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Document Type
Contribution to a Book
Publication Title
Reframing Community Engagement in Higher Education
DOI
10.4324/9781003448525-6
First Page
76
Last Page
98
Abstract
In September of 2019, in one of the largest youth-led movements in history, millions of protesters around the globe gathered in the streets to pressure their leaders to meet the demands of the #climatecrisis. The importance of social media as a tool for activism is now well established. A schematic titled conceptual framework has a cyclic chart divided into civic inquiry, civic discourse, and civic action. Feedback throughout and at the end of the semester showed that although our students were, for the most part, active social media users and passionate about issues in their community, they had not taken an analytical approach to understanding how the internet mediates their understanding of issues and their interactions with others. Slowing and reversing climate change will require a global effort with action on multiple fronts, and people need to find their own entry points and approaches to advocating for climate change solutions.
Department
Child and Adolescent Development
Recommended Citation
Ellen Middaugh, Mark Felton, and Henry Fan. "SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVISM: Community-Engaged Learning for the 2020s" Reframing Community Engagement in Higher Education (2023): 76-98. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003448525-6
