Digital Online Culture, Identity, and Schooling in the Twenty-First Century

Digital Online Culture, Identity and Schooling in the Twenty-First Century provides a cultural, ideological critique of identity construction in the context of virtualization. Kimberly Rosenfeld explores the growing number of people who no longer reside in one physical reality but live, work, and play in multiple realities. Rosenfeld's critique of neo-liberal practices in the digital environment brings to light the on-going hegemonic and counter-hegemonic battles over control of education in the digital age. Rosenfeld draws conclusions for empowering the population through schooling, and how it should understand, respond to, and help individuals live out the information revolution. "Digital Online Culture, Identity and Schooling in the Twenty-First Century provides a cultural, ideological critique of identity construction in the context of virtualization. Kimberly Rosenfeld explores the growing number of people who no longer reside in one physical reality but live, play and work in multiple realities: artificial reality, augmented reality, simulated reality, and virtual reality. Engaging in hegemonic and counter-hegemonic battles through a critique of neoliberal practise in education, Rosenfeld draws conclusions for empowering the population through schooling, and how it should understand, respond to, and help individuals live out the information revolution"-- Provided by publisher Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Virtualization and Digital Online Culture -- 2 A Case Study: Sherry Turkle and the Psychological Role of Computers -- 3 Down the Rabbit Hole: Identity and Societal Mutation -- 4 Manufactured Consciousness and Social Domination -- 5 Virtualization and Neoliberal Restructuring of Education -- 6 Toward a Critical Theory of Technology for Schooling -- Notes -- References -- Index Front Matter....Pages i-xi Virtualization and Digital Online Culture....Pages 1-29 A Case Study: Sherry Turkle and the Psychological Role of Computers....Pages 31-61 Down the Rabbit Hole: Identity and Societal Mutation....Pages 63-89 Manufactured Consciousness and Social Domination....Pages 91-120 Virtualization and Neoliberal Restructuring of Education....Pages 121-149 Toward a Critical Theory of Technology for Schooling....Pages 151-167 Back Matter....Pages 169-204