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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      10 April 2025
      17 April 2025
      ISBN:
      9781009480345
      9781009480369
      9781009480383
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009480345
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.457kg, 210 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 210 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Sociolinguistics, Education policy, strategy and reform, Education, Language and Linguistics
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    Are screens the modern mirrors of the soul? The postdigital condition blurs the line between screens, humans, physical contexts, virtual worlds, analogue texts, and time as linear and lockstep. This book presents a unique study into people and their screen lives, giving readers an original perspective on digital literacies and communication in an ever-changing and capaciously connected world. Seventeen individuals who all live on the same crescent, aged from 23 to 84, share their thoughts, habits, and ruminations on screen lives, illuminating eclectic, complex, and dynamic insights about life in a postdigital age. Their stories are brought to life through theory, interview excerpts, song lyrics, and woodcut illustrations. Breaking free from digital literacy as a separate, discrete skill to one that should be taught as it is lived – especially as automation, AI, and algorithms encroach into our everyday lives – this fascinating book pulls readers into the future of digital education.

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    ‘Although grounded in a specific local context, Rowsell’s analysis raises broader questions about literacy, space, and social inequality in contemporary digital culture. Recommended for graduate students and scholars in literacy, media, and education. The book’s formal experimentation and methodological design also make it a compelling model for postdigital scholarship. … Recommended.’

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