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  • 1975 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

David Buckingham is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within the arts, humanities, and social sciences, with a focus on literacy, media, and education as well as the impact of technology on various demographics.

The scientist's main fields of study include Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. Within these broader areas, their work touches on subfields such as Literature and Literary Theory, Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, and Education.

The topics covered in their research highlight key concerns such as:

  • Literacy, Media, and Education
  • Digital literacy in education
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Theatre and Performance Studies
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies

Recent publications provide insight into the focus and evolution of their scholarly output. Notable papers include:

  • Epilogue: Rethinking digital literacy: Media education in the age of digital capitalism, 2020, Digital Education Review
  • Media Education in the Digital Age: An Interview with David Buckingham, 2021, SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
  • "Estas memórias que os retratos nos dão" - análise de um programa de inclusão digital aplicado em contexto de lar de terceira idade, 2025, Universidade do Porto
  • Table of Contents, 2022, Historical Records of Australian Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David Buckingham include Elisa Farinacci, Giacomo Manzoli, Magda Sofia Roberto, António Fidalgo, and Meia Chita-Tegmark.

Their contributions have been published across various venues such as Digital Education Review, SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE, Universidade do Porto, and Historical Records of Australian Science.

David Buckingham was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 1975.

Best Publications

  • Media Education: LIteracy, Learning and Contemporary Culture

    David Buckingham

  • After the Death of Childhood

    David Buckingham

  • Beyond Technology: Children's Learning in the Age of Digital Culture

    David Buckingham

  • Children Talking Television: The Making Of Television Literacy

    David Buckingham

  • Youth, Identity, and Digital Media

    David Buckingham

  • After the Death of Childhood: Growing Up in the Age of Electronic Media

    David Buckingham

  • Digital Media Literacies: Rethinking Media Education in the Age of the Internet

    David Buckingham

  • Cultural studies goes to school

    David Buckingham;Julian Sefton-Green

  • Digital generations : children, young people, and new media

    David Buckingham;Rebekah Willett

  • The Making of Citizens: Young People, News and Politics

    David Buckingham

  • Crecer en la era de los medios electrónicos: tras la muerte de la infancia

    David Buckingham

  • The media literacy of children and young people: a review of the research literature

    David Buckingham;Shakuntala Banaji;Diane Carr;Susan Cranmer

  • Defining digital literacy – What do young people need to know about digital media?

    David Buckingham

  • Moving Images: Understanding Children's Emotional Responses to Television

    David Buckingham

  • Public Secrets: Eastenders and Its Audience

    David Buckingham

  • Young People, Sex and the Media: The Facts of Life?

    David Buckingham;Sara Bragg

  • Computer Games: Text, Narrative and Play

    Andrew Burn;David Buckingham;Diane Carr;Gareth Schott

  • Crecer En La Era De Los Medios Electrónicos

    David Buckingham

  • Game literacy in theory and practice

    David Buckingham;Andrew Burn

  • Young people, sex, and the media

    David Buckingham;Sara Bragg

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonia Livingstone
Sonia Livingstone London School of Economics and Political Science
Liesbet van Zoonen
Liesbet van Zoonen Erasmus University Rotterdam

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