Foster Youth in the Mediasphere: Lived Experience and Digital Lives in the Australian Out-Of-Home Care...

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Milissa Deitz Lynette Sheridan Burns

Foster Youth in the Mediasphere

Lived Experience and Digital Lives in the Australian Out-Of-Home Care System

Milissa Deitz, Lynette Sheridan Burns

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Palgrave Macmillan
17 November 2022

Media studies; Sociology: family & relationships; Child welfare; Adoption & fostering; Central government policies

This book considers the impact of digital media and technology on lived experience for young people in foster care. While the extent and intricacies of foster care—known as out-of-home care (OOHC) in Australia, where this study takes place—are not widely understood by the general public, youth in care might struggle to construct a personal identity that goes beyond reflecting the stereotypes and stigma by which they are often recognised. In today’s digital environment, media can play a significant role in any individual’s developing sense of self, identity, and belonging. Deitz and Sheridan Burns examine OOHC through the lens of networked media environments and investigate the conditions that encourage belonging and resilience in order to establish the role that digital technology can play in supporting those conditions for individuals, family networks, and the care sector.

By: Milissa Deitz, Lynette Sheridan Burns
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9783031179525
ISBN 10: 3031179528
Pages: 147
Publication Date: 17 November 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Milissa Deitz is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University, Australia, where she teaches courses in communication, digital media, and creative writing. Her previously published books include Watch This Space: The Future of Australian Journalism (2010), as well as the novel Bloodlust (1999) and non-fiction title My Life as a Side Effect (2011). Her research interests include grief, identity, and family; voice and the marginalised within digital storytelling; and young people, wellbeing, and technology. Lynette Sheridan Burns is Adjunct Professor of Journalism at Western Sydney University, Australia. She is widely published in the fields of journalism and journalism education, with her book Understanding Journalism now in its third edition (2018). Her research interests include the impact of media reporting on social minorities, including indigenous Australians and those living withmental illness. She is a former President and Life Member of the Journalism Education and Research Association.