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Dear SOCIALMEDIADISCUSS Subscribers, Free postage to UK customers. We hope the following titles will be of interest to you: [CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 75]The Class Living and Learning in the Digital Age Sonia Livingstone & Julian Sefton-Green “In a richly textured account, The Class unpacks many of the grand claims made in public discourse about the perceived impact—positive and negative—of new media technologies on young people’s lives and future prospects. Intellectually engaging, lucidly written, and emotionally engrossing, The Class is required reading for policy makers, parents, and teachers alike."--Kirsten Drotner, co-editor of Informal Learning and Digital Media “One of the richest investigations to date of young people across the major sites of their lives—school, family, and among their peers—The Class will be a distinctive contribution to media and youth studies. Displaying an impressive breadth of knowledge, the authors showcase lively ethnographic vignettes to draw significant, convincing, and exciting insights.”--Dorothy Holland, co-author of Identity and Agency in Cultural Worlds "An exemplary ethnography whose holistic engagement with children at home as well as at school allow for judicious appraisals of what actually matters, motivates, and has consequences for their lives. By fully respecting the children’s attempts to control the impact of digital technologies, negotiate their relationships and internalise but tame institutional pressures, this book gives us precisely the kind of empathetic sense of the child that we need to retain as adults."--Daniel Miller, author of Social Media in an English Village Do today’s youth have more opportunities than their parents? As they build their own social and digital networks, does that offer new routes to learning and friendship? How do they navigate the meaning of education in a digitally connected but fiercely competitive, highly individualized world? Based upon fieldwork at an ordinary London school, The Class examines young people's experiences of growing up and learning in a digital world. In this original and engaging study, Livingstone and Sefton-Green explore youth values, teenagers’ perspectives on their futures, and their tactics for facing the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The authors follow the students as they move across their different social worlds—in school, at home, and with their friends, engaging in a range of activities from video games to drama clubs and music lessons. By portraying the texture of the students’ everyday lives, The Class seeks to understand how the structures of social class and cultural capital shape the development of personal interests, relationships and autonomy. Providing insights into how young people’s social, digital, and learning networks enable or disempower them, Livingstone and Sefton-Green reveal that the experience of disconnections and blocked pathways is often more common than that of connections and new opportunities. Sonia Livingstone is Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE and the author or editor of nineteen books<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&text=Sonia+Livingstone&search-alias=books&field-author=Sonia+Livingstone&sort=relevancerank>. Julian Sefton-Green is Principal Research Fellow at the Department of Media & Communication, LSE and an associate professor at the University of Oslo, and the author or editor of eleven books<http://www.amazon.com/Julian-Sefton-Green/e/B00DXG4OB4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1460400662&sr=8-2>. Click here to view the table of contents<http://nyupress.org/webchapters/Livingstone_toc.pdf> New York University Press Connected Youth and Digital Futures May 2016 368pp 9781479824243 PB £20.99 now only £16.79* when you quote CSL16CLASS when you order http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/the-class [CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 75]By Any Media Necessary The New Youth Activism Henry Jenkins, Sangita Shresthova, Liana Gamber-Thompson, Neta Kligler-Vilenchik & Arely Zimmerman “An indispensable guide to the changing shape of civic and political agency in a digital age. With richly detailed case studies, Jenkins and his team have captured an origin story: the moment when participatory culture got hooked up with politics and the fundamentals of modern democracies shifted beneath our feet.”--Danielle Allen, co-editor of From Voice to Influence: Understanding Citizenship in the Digital Age “Understanding the connections between practices of media consumption and enduring civic engagement is one of the most exciting challenges that cultural studies currently faces. For over a decade, Henry Jenkins has been exploring this issue, and now he and an excellent team of co-authors offer the most searching examination of this question for a U.S. context that we have. An inspiring and enlivening book, this is a definite must read!”--Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science “Fantasy is not an escape from our world; it’s an invitation to go deeper into it. The most relevant book of our era, it will undoubtedly inspire you and those you love to join the millions of people who are transforming our world: by any media necessary.”--Andrew Slack, creator/co-founder of the Harry Potter Alliance “A much-needed narration of political agency that tackles its many contradictions head on, without losing sight of nuance. The book’s case studies, rich in detail, are wonderful invitations to think more and better about the role of empathy, care, ethics, empowerment, and participation in our contemporary political realities.”--Nico Carpentier, Uppsala University, Sweden “A far-reaching book that explores the many different digital strategies and platforms young people use to have their voices heard and their political agendas advanced. The case studies at the heart of this book are powerful, telling the story of how young people across demographic categories are using digital media to engage in a new form of politics—Participatory Politics—that is destined to significantly shape civic life for years to come.”--Cathy J. Cohen, author of Democracy Remixed "The shape of civic involvement in America and around the world is changing dramatically. Young people aren't losing interest in changing the world, but they are doing it differently than their parents. By Any Media Necessary is a must-read overview of the ways young people are making change in the world by making and disseminating media. The case studies and examples within are a comprehensive introduction to an important shift in contemporary civics."--Ethan Zuckerman, author of Digital Cosmopolitans There is a widespread perception that the foundations of American democracy are dysfunctional, public trust in core institutions is eroding, and little is likely to emerge from traditional politics that will shift those conditions. Youth are often seen as emblematic of this crisis—frequently represented as uninterested in political life, ill-informed about current-affairs, and unwilling to register and vote. By Any Media Necessary offers a profoundly different picture of contemporary American youth. Young men and women are tapping into the potential of new forms of communication such as social media platforms, spreadable videos and memes, remixing the language of popular culture, and seeking to bring about political change—by any media necessary. In a series of case studies covering a diverse range of organizations, networks, and movements involving young people in the political process—from the Harry Potter Alliance which fights for human rights in the name of the popular fantasy franchise to immigration rights advocates using superheroes to dramatize their struggles—By Any Media Necessary examines the civic imagination at work. Before the world can change, people need the ability to imagine what alternatives might look like and identify paths by which change can be achieved. Exploring new forms of political activities and identities emerging from the practice of participatory culture, By Any Media Necessary reveals how these shifts in communication have unleashed a new political dynamism in American youth. Henry Jenkins is the Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California. Sangita Shresthova is the Director of Henry Jenkins’s Media, Activism & Participatory Politics (MAPP) project based at USC. Liana Gamber-Thompson is a Program Associate at the National Writing Project and the Community Manager for Connected Learning TV. Neta Kligler-Vilenchik is Assistant Professor of Communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Arely M. Zimmerman is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Mills College in Oakland, California. 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