New Media, New Sites of Learning.

Author: Buckingham, David
Published: 2003
Source: UNESCO: MENTOR. A Media Education Curriculum for Teachers in the Mediterranean. The Thesis of Thessaloniki, First Version, March 2003 (CD ci.com series).
Publisher: UNESCO

Abstract

Buckingham suggests that the political "disengagement" of many young people does not necessarily mean a lack of interest in social and political issues. "[T]hey opt for single-issue campaigns and do-it-yourself movements, rather than conventional political parties." The exploration and development of a new kind of citizenship challenges media educators who traditionally, according to Buckingham, "wish to promote participatory citizenship". He encourages media teachers to bridge the gap between formal and informal learning by, for example, studying the phenomena of popular (music) culture.

Buckingham, David

David Buckingham, born in 1954, is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, where he directs the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media (http://www.ccsonline.org.uk/mediacentre). He has directed several major research projects on young people's relationships with the media and on media education, funded by organisations such as the Economic and Social Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Board, the European Commission, the Arts Council of England, the Broadcasting Standards Commission, and the Spencer, Gulbenkian and Nuffield Foundations. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, including Children Talking Television (1993), Moving Images (1996), The Making of Citizens (2000). After the Death of Childhood (2000) and Media Education (2003). He has published more than 120 book chapters and articles in academic and professional journals. His latest publication is Media Education: Learning, Literacy and Contemporary Culture (2003).