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The Making of Citizens
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 39.95Based on research conducted in Britain and the US, The Making of Citizens traces the dynamic complexities of young people's interpretations of news, and their judgements about the ways in which key social and political issues are represented. Rather than bemoaning young people's ignorance, he argues that we need to rethink what counts as political... more...
Teaching Popular Culture
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 39.95Teaching about the media and popular culture has been a major concern for radical educators. Yet in recent years, the hyperbolic rhetoric of "critical pedagogy" has come under attack, not only from theoretical perspectives such as feminism, anti-racism and postmodernism, but also in The Light Of Actual Classroom Experience. The Notion That Teachers... more...
Schooling the digital generation
Institute of Education Press 2012; US$ 9.95This lecture argues that the school should take a much more proactive role in providing students with critical perspectives on media technology and creative opportunities to use it. more...
Beyond Technology
Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95Beyond Technology offers a challenging new analysis of learning, young people and digital media. Disputing both utopian fantasies about the transformation of education and exaggerated fears about the corruption of childhood innocence, it offers a level-headed analysis of the impact of these new media on learning, drawing on a wide range of critical... more...
The Material Child
Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95Children today are growing up in an increasingly commercialised world. But should we see them as victims of manipulative marketing, or as competent participants in consumer culture? The Material Child provides a comprehensive critical overview of debates about children’s changing engagement with the commercial market. It moves from broad... more...
Cultural Studies Goes To School
Taylor and Francis 1994; US$ 55.95Provides an analysis of students' uses and readings of a range of popular cultural media. The book seeks to identify possibilities and strategies for educational interventions. It asks questions about the educational and political processes involved in teaching and learning about popular culture. more...
Young People, Sex and the Media
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 42.00Are children today growing up too soon? How do they - and their parents - feel about media portrayals of sex and personal relationships? Are the media a corrupting influence, or a potentially positive and useful resource for young people? Drawing on an extensive research project, which investigated children's interpretations of sexual content in films,... more...
Video Cultures
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 105.00Over the past decade, there has been a huge increase in ordinary people's access to video production technology. These essays explore the theoretical significance of this trend and its impact on society, as well as examining a wide range of case studies, from camcorders and camera phones to YouTube and citizen journalism. more...
Childhood and Consumer Culture
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00In recent years children have become an increasingly important consumer market, and there is growing concern about the 'commercialisation' of childhood. This book sheds light on these debates, offering new empirical data and challenging critical perspectives on children's engagement with consumer culture from a wide range of international settings. more...
Toys, Games, and Media
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 39.95This book is a state-of-the-art look at where toys have come from and where they are likely to go in the years ahead. The focus is on the interplay between traditional toys and play, and toys and play that are mediated by or combined with digital technology. As well as covering the technical aspects of computer mediated play activities, the authors... more...









