Abstract
This chapter examines the significance of young people's visual politics displayed on the protest placards at Sydney's School Strike for Climate (SS4C) events (2019-2022). The aim is to challenge popular and scholarly stereotypes about youth protests by emphasising the dynamic nature of each SS4C event, influenced by local and global developments, political shifts, legal changes, policies, and institutional contexts. This is done by demonstrating a new method-theory for the analysis of visual artefacts which explores the importance of capturing and studying the diverse visual expressions of young people's activism. By recognizing the power of visual language in political participation, this study questions how visual forms of activism can challenge and impact on our social, environmental, and political understandings of youth climate action.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research Handbook on the Sociology of Youth |
| Editors | Judith Bessant, Philippa Collin, Patrick O’Keeffe |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Pages | 215-236 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781803921808 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781803921792 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 May 2024 |