Margot Mecca
Biographic Data
| ID | 3440896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margot Mecca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margot |
| FAMILY NAME | Mecca |
| SIGNATURE | MECCA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9823-0362 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring mediation through creativity: Ethnography, theatre and cinema with Maghrebi unaccompanied migrant youth in Barcelona
At the crossroads between artistic creation, academia and marginalised youth, we can find a space for cultural mediation through collaborative creative practices. In this article we present the ethnographic results of a fieldwork conducted in Barcelona during theatre workshops with young unaccompanied immigrants from North Africa. The workshop was an experience of personal, intra-group and intercultural mediation through creativity, during which …
Fieldwork from desktop: Webdoc for teaching in the time of pandemic
The article suggests an alternative teaching material to adapt to the current Covid-19 pandemic that impedes outdoor activities such as fieldwork or external visits in the university. The authors explore web documentary (hereinafter webdoc) as an option for asynchronous online teaching methods, an alternative to enable learning experiences. The result presents the students’ response to a survey with close- and open-ended questions based on their …
Etnografía y cine en la investigación antropológica. Reflexiones desde el proyecto Transgang
Este texto presenta algunas reflexiones alrededor de la incorporación de prácticas cinematográficas en la investigación antropológica desarrolladas desde el proyecto TRANSGANG, cuyo objetivo es estudiar las bandas juveniles como agentes de mediación en doce ciudades en el sur de Europa, Norte etc. el norte de África y América. El proyecto incluye talleres de antropología visual en los que participarán jóvenes de algunas de estas ciudades, así com…
Encontrar la propia posición. Notas reflexivas sobre un trabajo de campo con adolescentes
In this article I will present some reflections about my position as a researcher, developed during my doctoral thesis. After a brief introduction on the question of reflexivity in geography, I will present the objectives and methods of the investigation (a study of the adolescents' first nightlife practices) and explain how the fieldwork has been articulated. I will then explore four dimensions that have had a relevant weight in the research pro…
Adolescents’ daily places to discover nightlife in Barcelona, Spain
The paper explores the connections between nightlife leisure, everyday places and young people in the transition towards adulthood. When thinking about the discovery of nightlife, the places where leisure takes place are central: they are often places of confidence and belonging – features that offer both young people and families the conditions for the first autonomous explorations of urban space at night. These places also give young people the…
The role of village and local festivals in adolescents’ discovery of nightlife
The discovery of nightlife represents a major turning point in the daily lives of adolescents. It means access to a wide range of new leisure activities and places, and there is a strong symbolic value connected with the transition towards adulthood. In order to deepen the knowledge about adolescents’ nightlife, this research focused on the first nightlife experiences of young people (aged 14–16 years old) who live in the city of Barcelona (Spain…
The (Trans) gang: Notes and Queries on Youth Street Group Research
This text presents the key concepts of the TRANSGANG project in the form of answers to seven research questions: what, when, who, why, where, how and what for.We start by defining the conceptual triangle configured by the title: Transnational Gangs as agents of Mediation (What).The central chapters give the historical context: Neoliberal States (When); the central study subjects: Gangs (Who); the proactive approach: Mediation (Why); the border sp…
La (Trans) banda: Notas Y Cuestiones Para La Investigación Con Grupos Juveniles De Calle
This text presents the key concepts of the TRANSGANG project, displayed as answers to seven research questions: what, when, who, why, where, how and what for.It starts by defining the conceptual triangle that the title frames: Transnational Gangs as agents of Mediation (What).The central chapters point out the historical context: Neoliberal States (When); the central subjects of study: Gangs (Who); the proactive approach: Mediation (Why); the bor…
The (Trans) gang: Notes and Queries on Youth Street Group Research
This text presents the key concepts of the TRANSGANG project in the form of answers to seven research questions: what, when, who, why, where, how and what for.We start by defining the conceptual triangle configured by the title: Transnational Gangs as agents of Mediation (What).The central chapters give the historical context: Neoliberal States (When); the central study subjects: Gangs (Who); the proactive approach: Mediation (Why); the border sp…
La (Trans) banda: Notas Y Cuestiones Para La Investigación Con Grupos Juveniles De Calle
This text presents the key concepts of the TRANSGANG project, displayed as answers to seven research questions: what, when, who, why, where, how and what for.It starts by defining the conceptual triangle that the title frames: Transnational Gangs as agents of Mediation (What).The central chapters point out the historical context: Neoliberal States (When); the central subjects of study: Gangs (Who); the proactive approach: Mediation (Why); the bor…
Fieldwork from desktop: Webdoc for teaching in the time of pandemic
The article suggests an alternative teaching material to adapt to the current Covid-19 pandemic that impedes outdoor activities such as fieldwork or external visits in the university. The authors explore web documentary (hereinafter webdoc) as an option for asynchronous online teaching methods, an alternative to enable learning experiences. The result presents the students’ response to a survey with close- and open-ended questions based on their …
Etnografía y cine en la investigación antropológica. Reflexiones desde el proyecto Transgang
Este texto presenta algunas reflexiones alrededor de la incorporación de prácticas cinematográficas en la investigación antropológica desarrolladas desde el proyecto TRANSGANG, cuyo objetivo es estudiar las bandas juveniles como agentes de mediación en doce ciudades en el sur de Europa, Norte etc. el norte de África y América. El proyecto incluye talleres de antropología visual en los que participarán jóvenes de algunas de estas ciudades, así com…
The role of village and local festivals in adolescents’ discovery of nightlife
The discovery of nightlife represents a major turning point in the daily lives of adolescents. It means access to a wide range of new leisure activities and places, and there is a strong symbolic value connected with the transition towards adulthood. In order to deepen the knowledge about adolescents’ nightlife, this research focused on the first nightlife experiences of young people (aged 14–16 years old) who live in the city of Barcelona (Spain…
The (Trans) gang: Notes and Queries on Youth Street Group Research
This text presents the key concepts of the TRANSGANG project in the form of answers to seven research questions: what, when, who, why, where, how and what for.We start by defining the conceptual triangle configured by the title: Transnational Gangs as agents of Mediation (What).The central chapters give the historical context: Neoliberal States (When); the central study subjects: Gangs (Who); the proactive approach: Mediation (Why); the border sp…
La (Trans) banda: Notas Y Cuestiones Para La Investigación Con Grupos Juveniles De Calle
This text presents the key concepts of the TRANSGANG project, displayed as answers to seven research questions: what, when, who, why, where, how and what for.It starts by defining the conceptual triangle that the title frames: Transnational Gangs as agents of Mediation (What).The central chapters point out the historical context: Neoliberal States (When); the central subjects of study: Gangs (Who); the proactive approach: Mediation (Why); the bor…
Encontrar la propia posición. Notas reflexivas sobre un trabajo de campo con adolescentes
In this article I will present some reflections about my position as a researcher, developed during my doctoral thesis. After a brief introduction on the question of reflexivity in geography, I will present the objectives and methods of the investigation (a study of the adolescents' first nightlife practices) and explain how the fieldwork has been articulated. I will then explore four dimensions that have had a relevant weight in the research pro…
Adolescents’ daily places to discover nightlife in Barcelona, Spain
The paper explores the connections between nightlife leisure, everyday places and young people in the transition towards adulthood. When thinking about the discovery of nightlife, the places where leisure takes place are central: they are often places of confidence and belonging – features that offer both young people and families the conditions for the first autonomous explorations of urban space at night. These places also give young people the…
Fieldwork from desktop: Webdoc for teaching in the time of pandemic
The article suggests an alternative teaching material to adapt to the current Covid-19 pandemic that impedes outdoor activities such as fieldwork or external visits in the university. The authors explore web documentary (hereinafter webdoc) as an option for asynchronous online teaching methods, an alternative to enable learning experiences. The result presents the students’ response to a survey with close- and open-ended questions based on their …
Etnografía y cine en la investigación antropológica. Reflexiones desde el proyecto Transgang
Este texto presenta algunas reflexiones alrededor de la incorporación de prácticas cinematográficas en la investigación antropológica desarrolladas desde el proyecto TRANSGANG, cuyo objetivo es estudiar las bandas juveniles como agentes de mediación en doce ciudades en el sur de Europa, Norte etc. el norte de África y América. El proyecto incluye talleres de antropología visual en los que participarán jóvenes de algunas de estas ciudades, así com…
Exploring mediation through creativity: Ethnography, theatre and cinema with Maghrebi unaccompanied migrant youth in Barcelona
At the crossroads between artistic creation, academia and marginalised youth, we can find a space for cultural mediation through collaborative creative practices. In this article we present the ethnographic results of a fieldwork conducted in Barcelona during theatre workshops with young unaccompanied immigrants from North Africa. The workshop was an experience of personal, intra-group and intercultural mediation through creativity, during which …
Art (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Humanities (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Night-time city culture (2 works)