Sonja Baumer, Postdoctoral Researcher
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL CHANGE (ISSC) at the University of California, Berkeley
http://issc.berkeley.edu/
Three Expertise Keywords:
Identity-Performance, Political-Participation, Remix, YouTube
Read More: Blog: http://today-on-youtube.blogspot.com/
Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=8115105
Recent Posts:
- Sonja Baumer: Self Production and Social Feedback Through Online Video-Sharing on YouTube (August 16, 2007)
Description of Current Work:
My current work focuses on the ways YouTube mediates youth’s construction of identity and their formation of beliefs and attitudes about a wide range of social issues that are relevant to identity construction, including sexuality, morality, legality and political engagement. I explore how production, viewing and discussion of YouTube videos promote youth’s understanding of who they are and what it is that they want to become or believe in.
Selected Publications/Projects/Articles/Press:
Baumer. S. 2007. YouTube vs. Main Stream Media: Kissing Cousins or Feuding Siblings. Flow, 9 (5).
Baumer, S. “Broadcast Yourself” Self Production and Social Feedback Through Online Video-Sharing and Social Networking on YouTube (under review)
Baumer, S. 2007. What YouTube has to teach American youth about war and peace in the Middle East. Society for American Studies. September 2007.
Baumer, S., Ferholt, B. & Lecusay, R (2005). Promoting narrative competence through adult-child joint pretense: Lessons from the Scandinavian educational practice of playworld. Cognitive Development, 20 (4), 576-590.
