Groundbreaking book that is still the foundation for inquiry-based media education around the world.

Teaching the Media provides educators with detailed answers to fundamental questions such as "Why study the media?" and "How can the media be taught in a disciplined way? This is foundational reading for developing media education across the curriculum at any grade level. Theory is supported by analysis of media issues and text — along with suggestions for classroom practice. The final section of the book features exhaustive notes, bibliography information, and an appendix with resources for media education. It's been out of print for several years but is available again — however quantities are limited, so order your copy today!

NMEC presenter, JoEllen FisherKeller's highly informative exploration of the meaning that young people give to television.

Growing Up with Television is a timely and significant longitudinal study that is the U.S. counterpart to David Buckingham's Moving Images. Starting out by posing the question, "Why talk with young people about TV?" FisherKeller moves on to examine the experiences of adolescents watching and talking about TV at home, at school, and with their peers. Subjects are followed from middle school to high school to college — to document their changing perceptions about TV and how its stories teach them about conflicts of gender, race, and class. A wonderful reference for anyone looking to understand the interplay between young adolescents and television — from the direct perspective of young adolescents.

Generation "Y" has grown up in an age of "the brand," been bombarded and defined by name products — and have been transformed radically, as a result.

A wonderful extension of ideas in the video, The Merchants of Cool, is Branded, which introduces the marketers who target younger and younger minds and wallets. Author, Alissa Quart explores the world of "teen branding" in which adolescent consultants work for corporations in exchange for product — and boys model themselves after video game heroes. Kids practicing media activism (such as creating "ad-free zones" and thrift store-shopping) are seen as a "flip side" to our market-driven society. This is an eye-opening look at the commodification of youth and the unique ways in which young people are starting to resist. Ideal for parents, researchers, activists and educators.

Inexpensive, easy-to-produce and endlessly fascinating, talk shows are an integral part of our culture. But what do they say about us?

A&E's 100-minute video, It's Only Talk: The Real Story of America's Talk Shows provides extensive video footage, exploration of how discussion topics have changed over the decades — and analysis of talk shows' potential influence on society. Industry experts such as Mike Wallace, Jerry Springer, and Sam Donaldson provide commentary. And some of the most notable moments from 50 years of talk TV are included. Use It's Only Talk to explore this oft-overlooked, yet important part of the American media landscape.

A companion to the A&E video is Bernard M. Timberg's Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show. The book provides a comprehensive chronicle of the first fifty years of television talk, replete with memorable moments from a wide range of programs. Additional features include an insightful introduction by Horace Newcomb — and extensive "who's who" listing of important people and programs in TV show history.

A wonderfully detailed reference book for film, media and cultural studies courses — with foreword by David Considine.

A welcome addition to the dialogue about representation of young people in modern film is Timothy Shary's Generation Multiplex. Drawing on examples from hundreds of popular and lesser-known youth-themed movies, Shary offers a thorough examination of the depiction of teenagers in American cinema in the 1980's and 1990's. He focuses on five subgenres-school, delinquency, horror, science and romance/sexuality-to explore how they represent teens and their concerns, how these images change over time, and how youth movies both mirror and shape societal expectations and fears about teen roles. Included are a filmography of youth films from 1980 to 2001 — and an amusing and informative list of subjective categories such as "Most Cinematically Inept," and "Most Positive Representations of Youth."

An important collection of images and essays for African American history, photography classes, and social studies lessons.

Picturing Us brings together a diverse group of Black writers, scholars, and filmmakers in the first concerted effort to analyze and respond to the photographic images of African Americans throughout history. Author Deborah Willis is the curator of exhibitions at the National African American Museum Project of the Smithsonian Institute. And her impressive book won the International Center for Photography's 1995 Award for "Writing on Photography." Through a strong collection of photos and accompanying essays, contributors such as Angela Davis examine the personal and public issues embedded in family portraits, news photographs, movie stills — and mug shots. An outstanding resource.