This chapter explores some of the implications of digital social media for media education. It
seeks to challenge some of the euphoric celebration of the democratic and creative …

One of the most striking developments across the social sciences in the past decade has
been the growth of research methods using visual materials. It is often suggested that this …

What role can the ordinary citizen perform in news reporting? This question goes to the heart
of current debates about citizen journalism, one of the most challenging issues confronting …

This working paper provides an introduction to the use of video for research. It maps the
scope and use of video for research and demonstrates that video is a significant resource for …

Focusing on current discussions about public library makerspaces, this article reveals how
common themes are being discursively constructed in relation to the future of public …

In the past two decades digital technologies have fundamentally changed the way we think
about, make and use popular music. From the production of multimillion selling pop records …

This book aims to provide the reader with an insight into the relevance of a section of the
economy, which is often referred to as the 'social and solidarity economy'(SSE); and …

This provocative text considers the state of media and cultural studies today after the
demolition of the traditional media paradigm, and engages with the new, active consumer …

This article situates the video game Minecraft along with Robinson Crusoe in a genealogy of
island fictions to show how Minecraft reinterprets narratives of creative subjects and …

This article explores the term 'learning lives' by reporting on three research projects
conducted by members of the Oslo‐based research group TransActions. By stressing the …