Hanging out in 'The Studio' to Challenge Xenophobia: Consolidating Identities as Community Writers

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Title: Hanging out in 'The Studio' to Challenge Xenophobia: Consolidating Identities as Community Writers
Language: English
Authors: Coban, Osman, McAdam, Julie E. (ORCID 0000-0002-5402-6711), Arizpe, Evelyn (ORCID 0000-0002-0021-0994)
Source: Literacy. Sep 2020 54(3):123-131.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Stranger Reactions, After School Programs, Youth Clubs, Sense of Community, Group Unity, Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Writing
DOI: 10.1111/lit.12220
ISSN: 1741-4350
Abstract: This article examines findings from a Scottish Social Innovation Fund project carried out in an after-school club known as "The Studio." Researchers worked alongside artists to engage young people situated within their communities to challenge xenophobic discourses through the creation of positive narratives developed through story and arts-based activities. The work used the "deep hang out theory" to generate a complex account of how the participants mediated the cultural tools surrounding them to produce a community text. Through engaging in an arts-based process, the young writers and illustrators developed a sense of belonging within their communities, taking an active, engaged stance as literacy producers of texts that challenged xenophobic discourses. The lessons learned in this informal space are of relevance across contexts where young people wish to engage in creating positive narratives of community cohesion.
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Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1266765
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article examines findings from a Scottish Social Innovation Fund project carried out in an after-school club known as "The Studio." Researchers worked alongside artists to engage young people situated within their communities to challenge xenophobic discourses through the creation of positive narratives developed through story and arts-based activities. The work used the "deep hang out theory" to generate a complex account of how the participants mediated the cultural tools surrounding them to produce a community text. Through engaging in an arts-based process, the young writers and illustrators developed a sense of belonging within their communities, taking an active, engaged stance as literacy producers of texts that challenged xenophobic discourses. The lessons learned in this informal space are of relevance across contexts where young people wish to engage in creating positive narratives of community cohesion.
ISSN:1741-4350
DOI:10.1111/lit.12220