Vanessa Elaine Domine is an associate professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in communication and a Ph.D. in media ecology. Her teaching and scholarship critically examine media and technological literacies among young people and democratic practices within education. Her work also appears in 19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City (Peter Lang, 2004) and Useful Theory: Making Critical Education Practical (Peter Lang, 2006).