This book deconstructs traditional developmentalist logic around children's engagement with digital media where the focus is on what the digital 'does to' children's bodies and brains. Rather than seeing children as vulnerable and passive recipients, the authors position children as co-creators and digital artists, embracing the richness of children's digital play.
The chapters cover a wide range of topics including indigenous digital art, digital drawing, learning to code, social media and artificial intelligence. The authors use a diverse range of theoretical perspectives, including posthumanism, feminist new materialism, social semiotics, socialcultural and multimodal approaches to childhood to generate new ways of seeing the relationship between children and the digital. The book includes chapters from academics and practitioners based in Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK and the USA and a companion website showcasing innovative and interactive material, including visual essays and soundscapes.
ISBN: | 9781350405080 |
Publication date: | 20th February 2025 |
Author: | Marissa McClure Sweeny, Mona Sakr |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 202 pages |
Series: | Postdevelopmental Approaches to Childhood |
Genres: |
Early childhood care and education Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) |