Home Lands
Brief project description
The Home Lands' project aims to determine whether young people from refugee backgrounds would settle in Australia more successfully if they stay connected to their home communities.
The project includes a series of workshops where young people from refugee backgrounds are shown how to create audio-visual material and publish it on the Internet.
The Home Lands project is conducted in association with the City of Melbourne (Community Cultural Development Program), Cultural Development Network and the Centre for Multicultural Youth.
Objectives
The aim of the project is to investigate the ways in which information communication technologies can promote positive transnational identities among youth in Australia from refugee backgrounds.
Methods
- Participant observation of digital media production
- Interviews with participants in workshops, meetings at other Home Lands events, where they will be asked a series of questions aimed at helping them to reflect on their experiences of participating in the project
- Document analysis of digital media production materials
Benefits
The findings will have implications for promoting positive settlement for refugee youth in Australia and elsewhere.
Funding source
- Australia Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant
- City of Melbourne (Community Cultural Development Program)
- Cultural Development Network
Publications and outputs
Wilding, R. (2009) 'Refugee youth, social inclusion and ICTs: Can good intentions go bad?'. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 7(2/3): 159-174
Karen Voice: Collected Works 2010-2011, CD-DVD set. (Copies available by request, please contact LaRRC larrc@latrobe.edu.au)
More information
For a more detailed outline please visit the Cultural Development Network website.