Media & Public Engagement
BBC Ideas
Are you sharing too much online?
For many parents, it’s natural to share images of their children on social media. But is this fair? We explore the ethics of "sharenting".
Rose Capdevila and Lisa Lazard acted as academic consultants & contributors.
OU videos
Digital mothering
In this video our Gini Harrison, Lisa Lazard and Rose Capdevila talk about their work about Digital mothering on Student Hub Live.
What is sharenting?
Dr Lisa Lazard looks the new digital phenomenon that is 'sharenting' and considers whether it's a product of narcissism or societal pressures of parenting.
Are selfies a terrible thing?
Is the rise of the selfie a sign of a culture collapsing into narcissism - or is there something positive in the trend of arm's length self portraiture?
Lisa Lazard and Rose Capdevila acted as academic consultants & contributors.
Playing across generations
This short film reports the results from a study into online family relationships conducted by The Open University with Fundamentally Children.
OU: Lisa Lazard and Rose Capdevila and Gemma Ballard.
Fundamentally Children: Dr Amanda Gummer and Anna Taylor.
Public Engagement
We presented our work on social media at the following events
TedX: Friday the 8th of November 2019
OpenFest on Friday the 18th of October 2019
Articles and blogs
- Charlotte’s blogs
- Sharenting: why mothers post about their children on social media
- Selfie culture isn’t the root of all evil
- Alone together – Mothering Sunday in the times of COVID-19
Contributions to government consultations
Dr Charlotte Dann was a named contributor to House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee report on Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image.
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