Based on work in media studies, new literacy studies, applied linguistics, the arts and empirical research on the experiences of urban youths’ informal media arts practices we articulate a new vision for media education in the digital age that encompasses new genres, convergence, media mixes, and participation. We first outline the history of how students’ creative production has been used to m...

This article comes from research that investigated the learning and career transitions of those disadvantaged in the labour market. It resulted in the development of a four component model to enable disadvantaged groups navigate learning and career transitions. The four components of the model include: the self-concept; learning and recognition; career and life planning; and new literacies. The...

By troubling notions of time-as-progress and human exceptionality, this paper considers what shifts in conceptualisations children’s literacies futures might be possible the context faltering capitalist logics progress. The draws on a 3 year ethnographic study with families young children northern England, which asked learnt about by starting everyday communities. Arguing for interconnection be...

In a context increasingly defined by post-normal science (Funtowicz and Ravetz 1993 Funtowicz, Silvio O. Jerome R. Ravetz. 1993. “Science for the Post-Normal Age.” Futures 25: 735–755. doi:10.1016/0016-3287(93)90022-L.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), it is acknowledged that complex world problems cannot be addressed one discipline in isolation. To face uncertain futures, ther...

This article explores a variety of literacy practices that exist with competitive esports, namely livestreaming, moderating/Mods, and VODs/VODcasting. Nearly two decades research have indicated videogaming provides rich experiences for developing multifarious diverse practices, but, to-date, little examines the literacies born out rapidly growing evolving market esports. study insight into way ...