Exploring the Roots of Digital and Media Literacy through Personal Narrative
BOOK PROPOSAL
Editor:
Overview. Because digital and media literacy embraces the disciplines of media studies, education, technology, cultural studies and other fields, it’s sometimes difficult to provide new readers with a comprehensive understanding of the multifarious roots of the field.
Designed for students and others who are just entering the field, this book introduces readers to the multidisciplinary field of digital media and learning through engaging personal narratives written by a range of distinguished scholars and practitioners who each focus on the life of one of the giants of the early 20th century, the fascinating men and women who serve as the intellectual grandparents to the practitioners of digital and media literacy education.
Confirmed Contributors:
Renee Hobbs on Jerome Bruner
Donna Alvermann on Simone DeBeauvoir
Vanessa Domine on Neil Postman
Erica Austin on Wilbur Schramm
David Weinberger on Martin Heidegger
Ernest Morrell on Paolo Freire
Lance Strate on Marshall McLuhan
Peter Gutierrez on James Monaco or Scott McCloud
Henry Jenkins on John Fiske
Douglas Kellner on Chomsky and/or Schiller
Cynthia Schiebe on Dorothy and Jerome Singer
Gianna Cappello on Theodor Adorno
Sut Jhally on Stuart Hall