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  Everything Bad is Good for You

  by Steven Johnson

  Forget everything you've read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative, intelligent, and convincing endorsement of today's mass entertainment, national bestselling author Steven Johnson argues that the pop culture we soak in every day-from The Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsons -has been growing more and more sophisticated and, far from rotting our... (more)
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  Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture

  by David Buckingham

  This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based, with a clear rationale for pedagogic practice. David Buckingham is one of the leading international experts in the field - he has more than twenty years’ experience in media education as a teacher and researcher. This book takes account... (more)
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  Me the Media - Rise of the Conversation Society

  by Jaap Bloem, Menno van Doorn, Sander Duivestein, Peter Leyden

  Past, Present and Future of the Third Media Revolution Since the mid 19th century countless innovations have sprung up from American soil, in particular those related to technology and media. With Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States the change that web media can create, is being further satisfied. For example, during the campaign at myBarackObama.com, YouTube and Facebook, and later at... (more)