Young people's social media use in the context of imagined employment futures

Brady Robards (Monash University)

Location: Woodland Rd 43, G.01

Abstract

In this presentation Robards will report on his Australian Research Council fellowship project on the impact of social media use on young people’s employment futures. Drawing on focus groups and interviews with 84 participants, he will explore key themes around impression management, privacy strategies, modulating social media use for imagined future employers, and the anxieties young people report around a hidden curriculum of surveillance.

Bio

Brady Robards (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Research Director in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. He is a sociologist of youth, gender, sexuality, and digital cultures, with programs of research on social media use among young people, LGBTQ+ people, and in various collaborative research contexts including related to alcohol consumption, digital advertising, employment futures, and wellbeing.