2020 UH Youth Researchers

• Diego Gonzalez

• Angel Galvez

Urban Humanities Youth Researchers are middle-to-high school students who collaborate with researchers at cityLAB UCLA, coLAB, and the UCLA Urban Humanities Initiative. These junior researchers provide invaluable insight into both their own and their peer’s experiences and expectations of urban space, and learn how to document and magnify their own stories through Urban Humanities methods developed by UCLA faculty and graduate students. These community collaborations increase exposure to new methods of fieldwork while challenging existing research assumptions by incorporating new voices and points of view.

To qualify for the Urban Humanities Youth Research Certificate, students must:

• Learn one or more Urban Humanities fieldwork methods. These may include: urban analysis through thick mapping; documenting counter-narratives through fotonovelas or filmic sensing; producing materials for urban interventions to facilitate spatial justice; or other methods defined by the project leader.

• Field test methods. Bring your Urban Humanities method of choice out of the classroom and into the community. Engage with peers, family members, and/or community representatives to gather information and input on your project. Consider how to adapt or augment your chosen method to best serve your project and vision.

• Creatively document the final project. Clearly and accessibly record project results through photos, a short written statement, videos, drawings, interviews, or another approved archival method. In the case of films or fotonovelas, the product itself may serve as documentation. Archived materials will be shared with the project team and community at large.

After meeting the above requirements, your participation and materials will be reviewed by UCLA Urban Humanities instructors for UH Youth Research Certificate conferral. You will be notified and your award will be publicly posted on the UH website (urbanhumanities.ucla.edu).