Books in the Media, Education and Culture series

Arguing that media education has neglected pop music, this text provides accounts of media studies in action, interviews with students and teachers, linked to broader debates within cultural studies and the place of pop music in young people's lives.

In this title, the authors focus primarily on methods of researching children's popular culture as well as offering analyses of such phenomena as children's websites and the internet, and popular toys like Barbie.

This text seeks to move beyond the limitations of "critical pedagogy" in modern education, drawing on perspectives such as poststructuralism, postmodernism, cultural studies and feminism.

The Making of Citizens explores the impact of contemporary new programming on the young, asking why it is failing to capture the interest and attention of young viewers.

A collection of articles on young people's uses and readings of popular cultural forms, fron television to the telephone. It offers insights into various issues such as gender, parental regulation, narrative, realism and morality.

This text seeks to move beyond the limitations of "critical pedagogy" in modern education, drawing on perspectives such as poststructuralism, postmodernism, cultural studies and feminism and seeks to offer positive alternatives.