Perusesitteen

Perusesitteen is a term used in media studies and education to describe a structured approach to reading teen-centered digital content to extract insights about adolescent communication and culture. It denotes both the practice and its outcomes, such as annotated datasets, thematic reports, or curricular materials that reflect teen online life.

The word blends peruse, meaning to read carefully, with teen. It emerged in informal academic discourse in the late 2010s and has been used primarily in discussions of digital literacy and adolescent media research. There is no single authoritative definition or standard methodology.

In practice, researchers collect publicly available posts, comments, memes, and other user-generated content that involve or target teens, with attention to privacy and consent. Analysts de-identify data and code for themes such as identity performance, peer belonging, linguistic style, and indicators of online risk or resilience.

Applications include informing media literacy curricula, youth program design, and policy discussions about online environments for teens.

Ethical considerations focus on privacy, consent, and potential bias in interpretation. Critics warn that the term may blur lines between casual reading and research and emphasize the need for transparent methodology and, when possible, parental or institutional approval.

See also: media literacy, content analysis, discourse analysis.