Reflections on the visibility of youth-related issues on chilean written media within the context of pandemic

Authors

  • Camila Araya Guzmán Universidad Diego Portales
  • Patricia Carrasco Barreda Universidad de Chile
  • Javiera Olivares Astorga Universidad Alberto Hurtado

Abstract

The present article is a reflection intended to tackle the forms in which male and female young people are made visible by digital written media– as a part of the social construction of youth – within the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. An adultcentric context is recognized as the ground for performing the communicative act based on a perspective of youth as a natural condition supported by three principles reinforced during the contingency of a pandemic: the biological heritage of the definition of youth, the stigmatization of youth groups and the reading of the context from a perspective of generational conflict between young people and adults.

Keywords:

covid-19, pandemic, youth, written media

Author Biographies

Camila Araya Guzmán, Universidad Diego Portales

Magíster en Métodos para la Investigación Social, Universidad Diego Portales. Participante Núcleo de Investigación y Acción en Juventudes, Universidad de Chile. Correo electrónico: carayaguzman@gmail.com

Patricia Carrasco Barreda, Universidad de Chile

Licenciada en Historia y profesora de Historia y Geografía, Universidad de Chile. Participante Núcleo de Investigación y Acción en Juventudes, Universidad de Chile. Correo electrónico: patricia.carrasco.barreda@gmail.com

Javiera Olivares Astorga, Universidad Alberto Hurtado

Trabajadora social, mención en Intervención Socio-Jurídica, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile. Coordinadora académica (I) carrera de Trabajo Social, Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Participante Núcleo de Investigación y Acción en Juventudes, Universidad de Chile. Correo electrónico: javi.olivares.astorga@gmail.com