{"title":"David Buckingham","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Buckingham's works explore the complex relationship between media, technology, and education. His insightful analyses delve into how young people interact with digital culture and the implications for learning and identity in a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful discussions on the influence of media literacy and the evolving nature of information. Buckingham's books offer valuable perspectives for anyone interested in contemporary education and the social impact of media technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"youth-on-screen-by-david-buckingham-9781509545261","title":"Youth on Screen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRight from the origins of cinema, countless films and television dramas have offered sensational and seductive representations of young people's lives. Youth is typically associated with energy, idealism and physical beauty, but it is often represented as both troubled and troubling. These representations are almost always created by adults, implicitly reflecting an adult perspective on how young people 'come of age'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYouth on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical account of representations of youth in Britain and the United States, stretching back over seventy years. From \u003ci\u003eBlackboard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThis is England\u003c\/i\u003e, and from \u003ci\u003eJailhouse Rock\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSkins\u003c\/i\u003e, it covers a range of classics, as well as some intriguing obscurities. 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Disputing both utopian fantasies about the transformation of education and exaggerated fears about the corruption of childhood innocence, it provides a level-headed analysis of the impact of these new media on learning, drawing on a wide range of critical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuckingham argues that there is now a growing divide between the media-rich world of children's lives outside school and their experiences of technology in the classroom. Bridging this divide, he suggests, will require more than superficial attempts to import technology into schools or to combine education with digital entertainment. While debunking such fantasies of technological change, Buckingham also provides a constructive alternative, arguing that young people need to be equipped with a new form of digital literacy that is both critical and creative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Technology\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for all students of the media or education, as well as for teachers and other education professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460251599084,"sku":"9780745638812","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745638812-beyond-technology.jpg?v=1774947075"},{"product_id":"the-end-of-information-by-david-buckingham-9781509569472","title":"The End of Information","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre we really living in a post-truth age? Have ideas like information, knowledge, and truth passed their sell-by date? Is 'information disorder' leading to the terminal decline of democracy? Or will fact-checkers, media regulators, and educators come to the rescue?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of Information\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through the exaggerated claims that have been made about these issues. Interrogating the key terms in the debate, including trust, democracy, news, and information itself, the book offers a clear-eyed evaluation of potential solutions to the problems involved. It also considers the implications for education in relation to key issues such as literacy and knowledge. It argues that we need to look not just at the symptoms of information disorder, but also at their wider political and economic causes; and it suggests that these will not be amenable to a simple 'information fix'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccessibly written by a leading scholar in the field, this book provides a clear introduction to the information disorders of our times and some fresh thinking about how they can be addressed. Concise, engaging, and incisive, it is essential reading for students, scholars, and teachers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47562868162796,"sku":"9781509569472","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509569472-the-end-of-information.jpg?v=1776988995"},{"product_id":"beyond-technology-by-david-buckingham-9780745638805","title":"Beyond Technology","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Technology\u003c\/em\u003e offers a challenging new analysis of learning, young people, and digital media. 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