Constructing the Self in a Digital World

by Edited by Cynthia Carter Ching , Brian J. Foley

• ISBN13: 9780521513326
• ISBN10: 0521513324
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-10
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

It has become popular in recent years to talk about "identity" as an aspect of engagement with technology - in virtual environments, in games, in social media, and in our increasingly digital world. But what do we mean by identity, and how do our theories and assumptions about identity affect the kinds of questions we ask about its relationship to technology and learning? Constructing the Self in a Digital World takes up this question explicitly, bringing together authors working from different models of identity but all examining the role of technology in the learning and lives of children and youth.

Table of Contents

Introduction: connecting conversations about learning, identity, and technology Cynthia

Authoring and Exploring Identity

'This is me': digital photo journals and young children's technologies of the self Cynthia

Digital storytelling and authoring identity

Building identities as experts: youth learning in an urban after-school space

Positive technological development: the multifaceted nature of youth technology use towards improving self and society

Identities in Flux and Play

You can make friends easier on a boy face: the creation of 'self' in an interactive online community

Deleting the male gaze? Tech-savvy girls and new femininities in secondary school classrooms

Affiliation in the enactment of fan identity: a comparison of virtual and face-to-face settings

Navigating life as an avatar: the shifting identities-in-practice of a girl player in a tween virtual world

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