The Views of the Youth on the Potential for Dialogue by Means of Digital Media through Paulo Freire’s Perspective

This article seeks to analyse the perceptions of a group of young Brazilians digital media users, on the role of the Internet as a means to facilitating dialogue between them and their elected representatives in the political sphere, based on the presuppositions of Paulo Freire’s pedagogy. The metho...

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Published in:Commons (Cádiz) Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 104 - 132
Main Authors: Ayres, Cássia, Krohling Peruzzo, Cicilia M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Summary:This article seeks to analyse the perceptions of a group of young Brazilians digital media users, on the role of the Internet as a means to facilitating dialogue between them and their elected representatives in the political sphere, based on the presuppositions of Paulo Freire’s pedagogy. The methodology focused on the use of qualitative approaches which involved in-depth, semi-structured interviews with thirteen young people from São Paulo and Bahia who participate in the online political participation program, U Report. The findings suggest that the Internet is seen as having a limited role in dialogic processes by those interviewed, who also demonstrate that they are aware of the national situation and the structuring mechanisms of digital media. Este artículo pretende analizar las percepciones de un grupo de jóvenes brasileños usuarios de medios digitales sobre el papel de Internet como medio capaz de favorecer el diálogo entre ellos y los políticos elegidos en la esfera política, a partir de la pedagogía de Paulo Freire. La metodología seleccionada, de carácter cualitativo, se basa en entrevistas semiestructuradas en profundidad con 13 jóvenes en São Paulo y Bahía participantes del programa de participación política online U-Report. Los resultados sugieren que Internet tiene un papel limitado en los procesos dialógicos entre los entrevistados. Además, estos jóvenes demuestran ser conscientes de la situación del país y de los mecanismos estructurantes de los medios digitales.
ISSN:2255-3401
2255-3401
DOI:10.25267/COMMONS.2020.v9.i2.03