| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 419 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
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| Summary |
An examination of young people's everyday new media practices--including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use. Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settings--at home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces. Integrating twenty-three case studies--which include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music sharing, and online romantic breakups--in a unique collaborative authorship style, Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis. |
| Local Note |
MIT Press Direct MIT Press Direct Open Access |
| Subject |
Mass media and youth -- United States.
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Mass media and youth. |
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United States. |
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Digital media -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Digital media -- Social aspects. |
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Technology and youth -- United States.
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Technology and youth. |
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Learning -- Social aspects.
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Learning -- Social aspects. |
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Learning. |
| Indexed Term |
EDUCATION/Digital Media & Learning |
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DIGITAL HUMANITIES & NEW MEDIA/General |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies |
| Added Author |
Itō, Mizuko.
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Antin, Judd.
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| ISBN |
9780262258920 (electronic book) |
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0262258927 (electronic book) |
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0262013363 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780262013369 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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129945769X (e-book) |
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9781299457690 (e-book) |
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