Karen Orr Vered demonstrates how children’s media play contributes to their acquisition of media literacy. Theorizing after-school care as intermediary space, a large-scale ethnographic study informs this theory-rich and practical discussion of children’s media use beyond home and classroom.

About the Author(s)

Karen Orr Vered

KAREN ORR VERED is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies and Digital Media Studies at Flinders University, Australia.

Table of Contents

Preface
Media Use Beyond Home and Classroom
Childhood and Childcare in Australia
Intermediary Space
Making Movies in After-School Care
The Place of Media in Children's Leisure
Television, Video Games and Movies in Out of School Hours Care
Conclusion
References
Index