Arts, Media, and Justice ─ Multimodal Explorations With Youth

Educators, researchers, youth workers, and teaching artists describe projects using writing, photography, video, and theater to reach young people involved in the criminal justice system. The book begins with socio-historical background on the nature of court involvement for youth, then gives background on two participatory research projects conducted with youth ages 11-16 in alternative-to-detention programs in New York City. Weaving together interview transcripts with participants' writing, b&w photos, and stills from videos, the rest of the book offers a vision of hope and possibilities for young people cultivating positive identities. Vasudevan is affiliated with Teacher's College, Columbia University. DeJaynes is affiliated with The City College of the City University of New York. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lalitha M. Vasudevan (PhD in Education from the University of Pennsylvania) is an Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York in the Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education Program. Her publications have appeared in Digital Culture and Education, Written Communication, Teachers College Record, and Review of Research in Education. She is co-editor of Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility (Peter Lang, 2007).
Tiffany A. DeJaynes received her EdD in Communication and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, in the Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education Program. She teaches qualitative research at a public high school in Brooklyn and literacy research at The City College of the City University of New York.