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However, after working in the three different mini-proposals I have realized that they still make sense as a whole. That is, the three different articles together answer the questions about digital youth participation in new media, with the media, and in the media, as well as their identities and practices. The general question of this big project it is still related to the participation that these youth develop in new media and with new media across three different societal fields/contexts/arenas/domains. How does this participation changes depending on the contexts, the different practices and identities, as well as how this participation is constrained by structural inequalities and how that is reflected in the cultural and social capitals that can be mobilized by youth. In sum, this dissertation is a study of the digital media practices of latino youth across three different fields/contexts/arenas, the kind of participation in the media and with the media that takes place, the multiple identities that are articulated, and how they are determined and constrained by structural inequalities. Or even better, how structural inequalities constrain the mobilization and acquisition of cultural and social capitals, and how this fact determines the practices, identities, and participation in the media and through the media.
 
However, after working in the three different mini-proposals I have realized that they still make sense as a whole. That is, the three different articles together answer the questions about digital youth participation in new media, with the media, and in the media, as well as their identities and practices. The general question of this big project it is still related to the participation that these youth develop in new media and with new media across three different societal fields/contexts/arenas/domains. How does this participation changes depending on the contexts, the different practices and identities, as well as how this participation is constrained by structural inequalities and how that is reflected in the cultural and social capitals that can be mobilized by youth. In sum, this dissertation is a study of the digital media practices of latino youth across three different fields/contexts/arenas, the kind of participation in the media and with the media that takes place, the multiple identities that are articulated, and how they are determined and constrained by structural inequalities. Or even better, how structural inequalities constrain the mobilization and acquisition of cultural and social capitals, and how this fact determines the practices, identities, and participation in the media and through the media.
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The main question I want to answer is about participation and new media. How does digital media foster sociocultural practices and participation for latino/hispanic youth? What kind of participation is the one that they are having as they engage in digital media practices? How do these practices allow them to mobilize social and cultural capitals? What kind of identities are articulated? How does their participation changes across contexts?
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My hypothesis is still that there are more opportunities for participation. It changes, it fluctuates, from minimal to maximal participation. Structural inequalities still limit the mobilization and acquisition of social and cultural capitals. There is a lot of potential. Latino/Hispanic youth is aware of the potential. Seems to be conscious about it. Given the opportunities to participate, they do it. With passion. However, they are not very strategic in their networking skills and have difficulties retaining social and cultural capitals.

Revision as of 15:59, 29 October 2013

Given the scope of this project and its goal publishing three different articles, I have decided with my dissertation supervisor that the proposal will contain three different mini proposals.

1. Latino Youth, Home Environments and Digital Media

2. Digital Video Community of Practice

3. Social Media and Networked Publics

However, after working in the three different mini-proposals I have realized that they still make sense as a whole. That is, the three different articles together answer the questions about digital youth participation in new media, with the media, and in the media, as well as their identities and practices. The general question of this big project it is still related to the participation that these youth develop in new media and with new media across three different societal fields/contexts/arenas/domains. How does this participation changes depending on the contexts, the different practices and identities, as well as how this participation is constrained by structural inequalities and how that is reflected in the cultural and social capitals that can be mobilized by youth. In sum, this dissertation is a study of the digital media practices of latino youth across three different fields/contexts/arenas, the kind of participation in the media and with the media that takes place, the multiple identities that are articulated, and how they are determined and constrained by structural inequalities. Or even better, how structural inequalities constrain the mobilization and acquisition of cultural and social capitals, and how this fact determines the practices, identities, and participation in the media and through the media.

The main question I want to answer is about participation and new media. How does digital media foster sociocultural practices and participation for latino/hispanic youth? What kind of participation is the one that they are having as they engage in digital media practices? How do these practices allow them to mobilize social and cultural capitals? What kind of identities are articulated? How does their participation changes across contexts?

My hypothesis is still that there are more opportunities for participation. It changes, it fluctuates, from minimal to maximal participation. Structural inequalities still limit the mobilization and acquisition of social and cultural capitals. There is a lot of potential. Latino/Hispanic youth is aware of the potential. Seems to be conscious about it. Given the opportunities to participate, they do it. With passion. However, they are not very strategic in their networking skills and have difficulties retaining social and cultural capitals.