Exploring children’s attitudes towards notions of digital good/bad through hybrid arts practice

Dylan Yamada-Rice

Here begins a blog site for our newly funded project by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Digital Good Network. Working together with Angus Main, Eleanor Dare, John Potter and Steve Love we will explore children’s attitudes towards notions of digital good/bad through hybrid arts practice.

The project builds on our previous work that taught children about digital sensors, the data they can collect about them and used speculative design to create tools to subvert/block them. This project is broader seeking 9-13-year-old’s attitudes towards notions of digital good/bad and knowledge of how these may differ from adults.

Understanding children’s ideas/ knowledge is crucial in shaping our collective vision and actions. As theorists we draw upon Kress (2012; 1996), Barad, (2007), Nail (2020) and practices relating to ethical implications of digital, and emerging technologies. This will be achieved through networking events leading to hybrid art workshops for children to imagine and shape possible “digital good” futures where technology use is ethical, responsible, and inclusive.

This blog site will document our activities throughout the project duration.