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Video Cultures

Media Technology and Everyday Creativity

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Editors:
  1. David Buckingham

    1. Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and the Media, Institute of Education, University of London, UK

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  2. Rebekah Willett

    1. Institute of Education, University of London, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. In the Frame: Mapping Camcorder Cultures

    • Rebekah Willett
    Pages 1-22

  3. A Commonplace Art? Understanding Amateur Media Production

    • David Buckingham
    Pages 23-50

  4. ‘Take back the tube!’: The Discursive Construction of Amateur Film- and Video-Making

    • David Buckingham, Maria Pini, Rebekah Willett
    Pages 51-70

  5. Inside the Home Mode

    • Maria Pini
    Pages 71-92

  6. Speaking Back? In Search of the Citizen Journalist

    • David Buckingham
    Pages 93-114

  7. Parodic Practices: Amateur Spoofs on Video-Sharing Sites

    • Rebekah Willett
    Pages 115-132

  8. Skate Perception: Self-Representation, Identity and Visual Style in a Youth Subculture

    • David Buckingham
    Pages 133-151

  9. Handing Over Control? Access, ‘ordinary people’ and Video Nation

    • Jo Henderson
    Pages 152-171

  10. In the Bedroom: Sex on Video

    • Maria Pini
    Pages 172-190

  11. The Hidden World of Organised Amateur Film-Making

    • Daniel Cuzner
    Pages 191-209

  12. Always on: Camera Phones, Video Production and Identity

    • Rebekah Willett
    Pages 210-229

  13. Power to the People? The Past and Future of Amateur Video

    • David Buckingham
    Pages 230-238

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 239-241
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About this book

Over the past decade, there has been a huge increase in ordinary people's access to video production technology. These essays explore the theoretical significance of this trend and its impact on society, as well as examining a wide range of case studies, from camcorders and camera phones to YouTube and citizen journalism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and the Media, Institute of Education, University of London, UK

    David Buckingham

  • Institute of Education, University of London, UK

    Rebekah Willett

About the editors

David Buckingham is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, London University, UK, where he directs the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media. His previous books include Children Talking Television (1993), Moving Images (1996), The Making of Citizens (2000), After the Death of Childhood (2000) and Media Education (2003).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Video Cultures

  • Book Subtitle: Media Technology and Everyday Creativity

  • Editors: David Buckingham, Rebekah Willett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244696

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-22186-4Published: 09 October 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30737-1Published: 09 October 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-24469-6Published: 09 October 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 241

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Regional and Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Industries

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