'With his characteristic clarity and wisdom, David Buckingham skilfully guides media teachers, students and researchers towards a critical media education suitable for digital times.'
David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds
'Buckingham positions media education as an expanded conceptualization of literacy and explains how it is essential for the ever-changing digital worlds we now inhabit.'
Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island
* Preface
* Acknowledgements
* 1 A Changing Media Environment
* 2 Beyond Benefit and Risk
* 3 The Limits of Media Literacy
* 4 The Bigger Picture
* 5 Going Critical
* 6 Pedagogy: Pitfalls and Principles
* 7 Conceptualising Social Media
* 8 Media Education in Practice
* 9 Making it Happen
* Conclusion
* Notes
David Buckingham is Emeritus Professor of Media and Communication at Loughborough University and Visiting Professor at King's College London.