Teeny Topics Dr Ben Lohmeyer

“Youths” at the skate park or shops breaking things and getting in fights are favourite topics of currents affairs programs or social media clickbait.

Is there something about young people or being young that is violent?

I share a few stories from my book to challenge to this subtle and unconscious association.



Show Notes

Contact

someyouthfulthoughts.wordpress.com

@lohmeyerben



Book

Youth and Violent Performativities: Re-Examining the Connection Between Young People and Violence

Blog

‘which one of youse want to fight?’ – Youth and violent ways of being

Media

If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the ‘invisible violence’ in our society - The Conversation 

Negative stereotyping of young people as violent

“Youth Gangs”

“Bullying Crisis”

Crufews

Hard-line Policies: (1) & (2)

Bootcamps

In this episode Benjamin Sorre (current youth work student at Tabor) tells us about his “Choose Your Own Adventure" Book that explores questions of choice and violence.

He talks about how he wanted to not simply think about the issues academically, but create something that gave people an experience.

He also points us toward some of the ideas that shaped his story including the Sociological Imagination, White Knuckle Care Work and the effects of youth as a social structure.

Resources


Exploring Violence and Society - Choose your own adventure game - https://evsadventuregame.wordpress.com




Baines, D., & Cunningham, I. (2011). ‘White knuckle care work’: violence, gender and new public management in the voluntary sector. Work, employment and society, 25(4), 760-776.




Violence and Society Podcast




Mills, C. W. (2000). The sociological imagination. Oxford University Press.

Alipate is the Manager of the Multicultural Programs with Power Community Ltd. We chat about facilitating conversations with young people that reflect on personal biographies in the context of shared national histories and situating identities within cultural communities. 

More information about Power Community and the Multicultural Program here: https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/community 

Follow Alipate on twitter: @AlipateCarlile



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This episode is a conversation about Ageism and Covid-19 with Dr Peta Cook, Senior Lecturer at University of Tasmania in the Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre. Side note: forgetting to intro myself is now my thing.

More about Peta and her work: https://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/sociology/peta-cook

Or on twitter: @PetaCook 

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In this episode, I forget to introduce myself (great start) and then Dr Phil Daughtry tells us a little about how Australian Youth Spirituality might best be as revealed in the quiet and persistent production of hope. This seems a pertinent message for our time. 

More on Phil and his work: https://tabor.edu.au/staff/phil-daughtry

More on Portraits of a Shy Hope:

- Blog: https://csyouthwork.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/engaging-youth-spiritualties-in-the-australian-context/

- Journal Article: https://doi.org/10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v10i01/13-27



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