One of the few points about education upon which pretty much everyone involved – parents, teachers, heads, governors, politicians and even (not that they are often asked their opinion) the children themselves – is in agreement, is that teaching young people to read and write is amongst the most important things schools can and should do.
It is this narrative, of a newly unrestrained capitalism, restructuring itself and the world it is embedded into (including our own sense of self and identity), on the one hand, and the practical and theoretical forces of resistance on the other, which this book tries to portray amongst contemporary trends as they are filtered through 4 Marxism and Media Studies the media. The key concepts that will be our guide, our compass, derive from Marxism.
A new generation of young professionals living at the infamous Melrose complex deal with obtaining their own personal goals, drives, and desires, both amongst themselves and others.
Me the Media - Rise of the Conversation Society, by Jaap Bloem, Menno van Doorn
Added by: Kaldagan | Karma: 115.48 | Non-Fiction, Other | 25 June 2009
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Description : Past, Present and Future of the Third Media Revolution Since the mid 19th century countless innovations have sprung up from American soil, in particular those related to technology and media. With Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States the change that web media can create, is being further satisfied. For example, during the campaign at myBarackObama.com, YouTube and Facebook, and later at Change.gov amongst others, his messages were resonating and swelling in a genuinely democratic way...