David Trend

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AUTHORED BOOKS

The End of Reading: From Gutenberg to Grand Theft Auto, Peter Lang Publishers (2010). Essays on literacy, media, and virtual worlds.

A Culture Divided: America's Struggle for Unity (Paradigm Publishers, 2009). Essays on culture, politics, media, and American history.

Everyday People: Finding and Making Meaning in a Changing World, Paradigm Publishers (forthcoming 2008). Essays on the culture and politics of everyday life.

The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction, Blackwell Publishers (2007). Essays on violent representations and public perceptions about them. Translation/publication in Turkish  (2008).  

Welcome to Cyberschool: Education at the Crossroads in the Information Age, Rowman and Littlefield (2001) Essays on the discourse and political economy of new technology in schools.

Cultural Democracy: Politics, Media, New Technology, State University of New York Press (1997). Essays on populism, cultural policy, and democratic theory.  Translation/publication in Korean (2001). Translation/publication in Japanese (2001).

The Crisis of Meaning in Culture and Education, University of Minnesota Press (1995). Essays on material culture, media literacy, arts funding, documentary practice, and nationalism, and identity.

Cultural Pedagogy: Art/Education/Politics, Bergin and Garvey (1992). Essays on community education, media studies, and activist pedagogy from 1985 to 1991. Paradigm (forthcoming 2008). Essays on the often unexamined potentials in everyday life.