The Bully's Playground

Bekerman, Marek; Ivanov, Timur; Langford, Jan; McCafferty, Neil

Abstract

Bullying with the use of social media caught up with Central Asian urban centres quite early in the post-Soviet transformation. With the state institutions and society lacking the awareness of the problem or the tools to tackle it, bullying and school violence exploiting social media became common. The film explores the social dynamic of violence among children and teenagers in Almaty, one of the biggest and most modern cities in Central Asia.

Citation

Bekerman, M., Ivanov, T., Langford, J., & McCafferty, N. (2009). The Bully's Playground. [Digital Video]

• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Online Publication Date: Mar 11, 2019
• Publication Date: Sep 15, 2009
• Deposit Date: Mar 29, 2019
• Publisher URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mRi9rv4_4Y
• Related Public URLs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvLUQuYIcIHU6Exxp4SoDA; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsTkmNRee8jyrssgZmHip1w; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omI3C7EPa78&t=9s
• Additional Information: Additional Information : One of 15 documentary films shot in Central Asia as part of the series "Tears on the Silk Road"; Access Information : Freely accessible for viewing on YouTube; Funders : The European Union; Projects : Mobilising the Media in Support of Women's and Children's Rights in Central Asia