dc.contributor.advisor | Ceasar McDowell. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sharrief, Sultan. | en_US |
dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Comparative Media Studies. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-23T17:41:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-23T17:41:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128604 | en_US |
dc.description | Thesis: S.M. in Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, September, 2019 | en_US |
dc.description | Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis. "September 2019." "Figure 17 is missing from p.51"--Disclaimer page. | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-140). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In this work I seek to show how the lack of nuance in data representation and media practices of the American educational system impedes the design of effective educational interventions for low-income Black youth. First, I argue that data on educational attainment misrepresents race and class thereby masking the educational reality of low-income Black youth. "Data realities" and "Black Hole Data" emerge as hidden phenomena. Next, I analyze a successful transmedia civic initiative, the Ice Bucket Challenge, to illustrate how new media structures and technologies are being used to create new opportunities for social impact. I will then communicate the design process called HIIPE, as well as the work titled Black (w)Hole SC-i52 (Street Cred' iteration 52) that I produced using this process. The goal of this body of work and design approach is to create a new communication system using virtual reality that more clearly articulates the impacts of race and class on educational attainment for low-income Black youth. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Sultan Sharrief. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 140 pages | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
dc.rights | MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
dc.subject | Comparative Media Studies. | en_US |
dc.title | Wrestling with systemic edges designing for long-term social change | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | S.M. in Comparative Media Studies | en_US |
dc.identifier.oclc | 1221004263 | en_US |
dc.description.collection | S.M.inComparativeMediaStudies Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing | en_US |
dspace.imported | 2021-02-22T21:21:17Z | en_US |