Presentations, workshops, talks and conferences
You can find the details of my past and forthcoming presentations, talks and conferences below. If you think I can be a great addition to your conference, workshop or presentation, please get in touch.
"Youtube influencers and their impact on children and young people"
Navigating Privacy and Publics: Childhood and Parenting in a Digital Age was the CIRCY (Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood & Youth) workshop supported by Sussex Humanities Lab on 21st March 2019. Speakers included Hamide Elif Üzümcü (visiting PhD student from University of Padova) and Dr Victoria Jaynes. My presentation was titled "YouTube influencers and their impact on children and young people"
Abstract:
This ongoing research aims to understand how YouTube influencers are impacting children and their critical thinking. Children are spending on average 6 hours a day using internet (Digital Report, 2018) and much of this time is spent on social media. In 2012 the television was the most common media platform for children and young people in the UK but Ofcom research (2018) provided an evidence about declining TV viewings and rising interest in YouTube. My proposed talk will present findings from VidCon London and I will be focusing on summarising key concepts of micro and macro influencers. I will present how and why are major industry leaders like YouTube, Instagram or Nickelodeon, conceptualising and targeting children and teenagers as their key audience.
Co-organised SHL workshop
Co-organised a one day event at the Sussex Humanities Lab on 7th June 2019 for postgraduate and early career researchers to explore the possibilities of interdisciplinary digital humanities research and build networks. Discovering Digital Humanities: Realising Interdisciplinarity included number of talks and was followed by a group activity. I was able to chair the second session of the workshop with presentations and Q&A from Emma Harrison and Manuel Cruz.
Sussex Media teachers conference
Presented my research, ideas, and the different stages and methodologies of my research to media teachers at the Sussex Media Teachers Conference on Friday 5th July 2019 as part of the Teach Meet workshop to get some support from schools in creating educational materials for the media literacy classes. I spoke about the shift from watching traditional television to YouTube and highlighted the effects on young people, anxieties and need for better media literacy education from the early childhood.
DRiP - Co-hosted by the centre for innovation & research in childhood & youth and the sussex humanities lab
Presented preliminary findings from the first stage of my PhD research at the DRiP session on 16th September 2021.
The title of the presentation was: What do Parents Think About Their Children's Engagement on YouTube? Reflections on preliminary findings
Presentation at the PhD CLub for Youth studies and education research organised by University of Vienna
Presented preliminary findings and overall PhD research design at the PhD Club organised by University of Vienna on 28th October 2021. The PhD Club for youth studies and education research is interdisciplinary and is intended to provide a space to discuss doctoral research, with the predominant focus on European regions.
Presentation at the Research Hive Virtual Conference
Presented some details from my research on the topic of inclusion and diversity with the research methods in technology enhanced learning environments on 9th May 2022. The virtual doctoral conference organised by Sussex Research Hive was on inclusion, accessibility and solidarity through methods.
PRESENTING at ECREA pre-conference: young people, entertainment and cross-media storytelling: perspectives and methods investigating youth media
Presented findings from my PhD research at the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark on 18th October 2022. The title of the presentation was "People do forget that YouTubers, the people on screens, they are just humans, too." A blog from the conference can be found here
