Raising Awareness and Addressing Elder Abuse in the LGBT Community: An Intergenerational Arts Project

Authors

  • Claire Robson
  • Gloria Gutman
  • Jen Marchbank
  • Kelsey Blair

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20360/langandlit29408

Abstract

This paper reports on a collaborative digital arts project conducted with LGBT youth and seniors in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, funded by the B.C. Council to Reduce Elder Abuse and conducted by faculty members and a doctoral student from Simon Fraser University. In the project, youth and seniors worked together to produce the first Canadian materials on LGBT elder abuse—three digital videos and five informational posters. We report on the methods used to produce and disseminate the materials, and as we reflect on the project’s outcomes, we consider both the challenges and potential of digital literacies in this context.

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Published

2018-07-19

How to Cite

Robson, C., Gutman, G., Marchbank, J., & Blair, K. (2018). Raising Awareness and Addressing Elder Abuse in the LGBT Community: An Intergenerational Arts Project. Language and Literacy, 20(3), 46–66. https://doi.org/10.20360/langandlit29408

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2018): Special Issue: Equity and Digital Literacies: Access, Ethics, and Engagements

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Articles

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