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Case Study of Empowerment through New Media among Underrepresented Groups:

GLBT Adults Gain Dominant Voice

in the First Wave of Podcasting

Kathleen P. King, Ed.D.Fordham University

Sharon R. SanquistCaldwell College

© King & Sanquist, 2008. AERC 2008 St. Louis

Stumbling into New Media!Received iPod for music relaxationStarted listening to

Sci fi short storiesAudio booksNot much formal education availableConference presentations I had not been able to attendAudio Tech talk showsTech interviews Tech support/tutorials


Top Rated Podcasts over 3 years?

Language learningESL PodcastFrench podGerman PodcastLearn Spanish PodcastGrammar GirlChineseSpanishPortugueseKorean

•GLBT People, Issues. Activism•Education

•Student created podcast•Teacher Created•PD podcasts

•Legal•Political•Sports•Hobbies•Tech Talk, Geek podcasts•Interview Series


Podcasting bornLGBTQ DOMINATES

Learning from LGBTQ ControlLeadershipEmpowerment

Guidance for GLBTQA and other adults

Overview


What Is A Podcast?

Recordings posted on web for automated distribution

Easy to recordUsually free to useGreat educational potentialListen on cpu or mp3 player

You don’t need an iPod to listen to a podcast!


How Far Can a Podcast Reach?

In the past 3 years…

140 Episodes… 4 MILLION downloads!


How do I find podcasts?

Google for them with keywordsPodcast directories

Itunes, Zune (MS), Podcast Pickle, Podcast Alley, Blubrry.com

100+ directoriesQpodder.com


iTunes Screenshot

Constant comparison for emergent themes


DetailsBIRTH

Podcasting slipped into the scene among geeks in late 2005 Adam Curry…Widely adopted by 2008

DOMINATION LGBT community DOMINATED the scene early on. And has evolved in representation and design

TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING experiences for many of them as they explore different roles, sexual identities, and personas.

NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONSrelated to meaning for adult learning practice.


The Need for Public Voice among Underrepresented People

Captain’s log: 2005YOU ARE a transgender womanYou see yourself in what popular TV character?What evening news show publicize your everyday health needs?


TIME WARP BACK TO: 2005YOU ARE a 25 year old, single, active gay manWho represents your political views in the mainstream media?What are your chances of personally being heard there?



DATELINE 2005YOU ARE a 14 year old, gay girlYou live in rural UtahHow many “out” gay friends do you have in middle school?How many GLBT people have you met in your life?Of whom can you ask questions about sexual identity, curiosity and safe sex?What are your chances of finding someone you can feel safe coming out to?



Theoretical Basis

Transformative LearningPersonal change

New MediaInnovation, development,

format, voiceGLBT and Queer Studies

Critique, voice, empowerment


Research Methodology

Mixed Methods Case StudyExpert partic observer

Qual-Qtv-Qual sequential design(Tashakkori & Teddlie, 1998 ALSO

Onwuegbuzie & Teddlie, 2003)

Data sources:Primary Sources, Field Notes & Interviews


Participants85 podcasts were examined From 8 different podcast directories (Podcast Pickle, Podcast Alley, iTunes, Podcast 411, Libsyn, and Rainbow Radio, Gay Entertainment Media, QPodder).Field Notes developed regarding the historical context of 3 years podcasting field developed

© King & Sanquist, 2008. AERC 2008 St. LouisTable 1 Podcast Directories & Info

Podcast Dir Name

Tagline/Description

Begun URL

Libsyn “Podcasting made easy” 2004 www.libsyn.com

Podcast Alley “Free the Airwaves” 2004 www.podcastally.com

Podcast 411 “The 411 on podCasts, podCasters and podCasting”

2005 www.podcast411.com

Podcast Pickle “The original podcast and vidcast community”

2005 www.podcastpickle.com

Rainbow Radio “The Real Gay Agenda”Hosted by The South

Carolina Gay & Lesbian Pride Movement

2005 http://www.scglpm.org/rainbowradio/

distributed mainstream, but supported aggregated here

DATA SOURCES

© King & Sanquist, 2008. AERC 2008 St. LouisTable 2 Podcast Directories & Info

Podcast Dir Name Tagline/Description

Begun URL

iTunes (Hosted by APPLE, creator of the iPod®)

2006 www.itunes.com

Qpodder Wanda Wisdom and Madge Weinstein

2005 www.qpodder.com

Rainbow PodsquadNetwork

Podcaster AJ 2005 http://www.rainbowpodsquad.com/

JadedCity.com Entertainment network

1999 www.jadedcity.com

Gay Entertainment Media

Entertainment network

2007 http://www.clickclickexpose.com/

DATA SOURCES


Data Gathered and Analyzed

SMMA- Sequential Mixed Methods Analysis (Tashakkori & Teddlie, 1998; Onwuegbuzie & Teddlie, 2003)

Data from directories analyzed for commonalities, and differencesField notes reduced to narrativeEmergent themes from constant comparisonTheoretical saturation

Inter-rater reliability

Collaborative analysis and interpretation


Findings

Meaning of the ExperienceExtent of GLBT Podcasting Impact

Persistence and ObstaclesGLBT Podcast Genre Development


Meaning of the ExperienceDevelopment of

Voice, identity, empowerment, affirmation, challenge confrontationMost other podcasters were wannabe DeeJays or TechiesGLBT early formats were

GLBT talk showsSelf talkGlamour girl shows

(Drag queens found a global audience


Meaning of the ExperienceCould be anonymous if they choseWhether drag queen, drag king or average 10% lez girl

One could choose whether to use stage name aka screen name or “avatar”Create a public persona- alter egoDisposable trial identitiesSafety- freedom- PLATFORMGlobal reach to explore and take risks

Where else can GLBT people count on being safe in our society even today?


Extent of GLBT Podcasting ImpactGains of empowerment and voice made in

Podcasting public/private/safe spaceSometimes changes were sustained across vectors of their livesFrom testing ground

To daily life


Obstacles and Persistence

Positive and negative feedbackHowever they were in CONTROLDispensed responses from position of AUTHORITY rather than disempowermentPOWERFUL for groups who have been oppressed by mainstream society


Obstacles

Time: Involves more time than expectedFewer listeners than expectFailed Dream of “fame”Confrontations with listenersDisjuncture with their lives

Test persona, see if fitEasily keep separate, integrate or abandon(Transformative learning!)


GLBT Podcast Genre Development

Scope, Delivery,

Focus of series, Identity, and

Matrix of stages


Scope

Beginning: Humor and talk show for GLBT or GLBT curiousNow:

For broader interests of all listeners and to increase societal understanding of full life of GLBT


Scope ExampleRainbow Radio Program guide2005-2008

GLBT Music, Politics, Podcast networks2006 - More news, activism and GLBT networks2007 - GLBT lifestyle podcasts for ALL audiences2008 - Fewer GLBT podcasts on the specialized GLBT networks- more on public directoriesHOWEVER iTunes is “sanitized” of most offerings and non-uniform criteria


Delivery

2004-2006 MonologuesNew panelsTalk showsDisc jockeysInterviews, stories and lives of gay peopleSeminars.

GLBT podcasting mirrored the varied delivery modes being used in general podcasting


Focus of Series

2008Sel-exploration and Self revelationConsciousness raising (PFLAG)For youth (“That’s so gay”)Activism and “shock jocks”Gay porn- Gay therapyPersonal learning to public education (legal education vs STD awareness)


Matrix of Stages

3 continuums /vectors

Individual podcasters >> > Collectives/orgs

Solo distrib. >> 1st wave p dir >> GLBT dir & networks >> > GLBT Network for All

Shock effect >> Consciousness raising >>

>> Activism for GLBT people


Resources - Books

King, K. P. (2005) Bringing transformative learning to life. Malabar, FL: Krieger.

King, K. P. & Gura, M. (2007). Podcasting for teaching. Charlotte, NC: Information Age.

King & Wang (2006). Comparative Adult Education around the Globe. China: Zhejiang University Press. Availablewww.transformationed.com

Coming this summer- King , K. P. 10th Anniversary addition Transformative Learning Research Model development: Learning Activities Survey (rev ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.www.kpking.com or www.transformationed.com

http://www.transformationed.com/

http://www.transformationed.com/

http://www.kpking.com/


Resources

Podcast Directorieswww.itunes.comwww.podcastpickle.comwww.qpodder.com www.blubrry.com

PodcastsAbout Podcasting: www.podcast411.comAbout podcasting in teaching and edtech: (KPK and Gura) www.teacherspodcast.orgAbout tech and lifelong learning (KPK and Eissinger) www.transformationed.com/podcast

http://www.itunes.com/

http://www.podcastpickle.com/

http://www.qpodder.com/

http://www.blubrry.com/

http://www.podcast411.com/

http://www.teacherspodcast.org/

http://www.transformationed.com/podcast

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