Civic life online : learning how digital media can engage youth / edited by W. Lance Bennett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, W. Lance.

Series:

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.

The John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation series on digital media and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Political activity.

Youth.

Political participation.

Mass media and youth.

Digital media--Social aspects.

Digital media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 206 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship of participation in online communities to civic and political engagement. Young people today have grown up living substantial portions of their lives online, seeking entertainment, social relationships, and a place to express themselves. It is clear that participation in online communities is important for many young people, but less clear how this translates into civic or political engagement. This volume examines the relationship of online action and real-world politics. The contributors discuss not only how online networks might inspire conventional political participation but also how creative uses of digital technologies are expanding the boundaries of politics and public issues. Do protests in gaming communities, music file sharing, or fan petitioning of music companies constitute political behavior? Do the communication skills and patterns of action developed in these online activities transfer to such offline realms as voting and public protests? Civic Life Online describes the many forms of civic life online that could predict a generation's political behavior. Contributors Marina Umaschi Bers, Stephen Coleman, Jennifer Earl, Kirsten Foot, Peter Levine, Kathryn C. Montgomery, Kate Raynes-Goldie, Howard Rheingold, Allen Schussman, Luke Walker, Michael Xenos

Contents:

Changing citizenship in the digital age / W. Lance Bennett

Youth and digital democracy : intersections of practice, policy, and the marketplace / Kathryn C. Montgomery

Not your father's Internet : the generation gap in online politics / Michael Xenos & Kirsten Foot

Contesting cultural control : youth culture and online petitioning / Jennifer Earl & Alan Schussman

Using participatory media and public voice to encourage civic engagement / Howard Rheingold

A public voice for youth : the audience problem in digital media and civic education / Peter Levine

Civic identities, online technologies : from designing civics curriculum to supporting civic experiences / Marina Umaschi Bers

Our-space : online civic engagement tools for youth / Kate Raynes-Goldie & Luke Walker

Doing IT for themselves : management versus autonomy in youth e-citizenship / Stephen Coleman.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262257916

0262257912

9780262524827

0262524821

9780262303125

0262303124

OCLC:

608471393

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access