36.1604, Books: The Comfort of Screens: Rowsell (2025)

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Subject: 36.1604, Books: The Comfort of Screens: Rowsell (2025)

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Date: 20-May-2025
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Comfort of Screens: Rowsell (2025)


Title: The Comfort of Screens
Subtitle: Literacy in Postdigital Times
Publication Year: 20250417

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/comfort-of-screens/6C0184E003F672194C1953D202E501C8

Author(s): Jennifer Rowsell

Hardback ISBN:  9781009480369 Pages:  208 Price: U.K. £ 90.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009480369 Pages:  208 Price: Europe EURO 105.04
Hardback ISBN:  9781009480369 Pages:  208 Price: U.S. $ 115.00

Abstract:

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.

Written In: English (eng)



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