David Dennis Buckingham, (born 6 October 1954) is a media, communications and education scholar and retired academic.

Career

David Dennis Buckingham was born on 6 October 1954. He completed his undergraduate studies at

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, graduating in 1975. He worked at the

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from 1978 to 1984, during which time he also completed film studies master's degree at the

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(in 1982). In 1984, he joined the

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as a lecturer, and completed a

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there in 1993 (awarded for his thesis "The development of television literacy: talk, text and context"). Three years later, he was promoted to a

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at the institute, and in 1999 was promoted again to

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of Education. He remained in that post until taking up a professorship at

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in 2012; he retired in 2014 and was appointed an emeritus fellow at Loughborough."Buckingham, Prof. David Dennis"
''Who's Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2017). Retrieved 28 June 2018."The development of television literacy: talk, text and context"
''EthOS'' (British Library). Retrieved 28 June 2018. According to his university profile, Buckingham specialises in "children's and young people's interactions with electronic media, and on media literacy education";"Buckingham, David"
, ''Loughborough University''. Retrieved 28 June 2018. his

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profile adds that he maintains interests in "media use, civic participation, consumerism, youth culture, sexuality, media literacy, media regulation, identity"."Professor David Buckingham"
''British Academy''. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

Honours and awards

Buckingham was elected a

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(FAcSS) in 2011, and four years later he was also elected a

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(FBA), the United Kingdom's

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of the humanities and social sciences.

Selected publications

* (Editor) ''Reading Audiences: Young People and the Media'' (Manchester University Press, 1993). *''Children Talking Television: The Making of Television Literacy'' (Falmer, 1993). * ''Moving Images: Understanding Children's Emotional Responses to Television'' (Manchester University Press, 1996). * ''The Making of Citizens: Young People, News and Politics'' (Routledge, 2000). * ''After the Death of Childhood: Growing up in the Age of Electronic Media'' (Open University Press, 2000). * ''Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture'' (Polity Press, 2003). * ''Beyond Technology: Children's Learning in the Age of Digital Culture'' (Wiley, 2007). *''The Material Child: Growing Up in Consumer Culture'' (Wiley, 2011).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckingham, David 1954 births Living people Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Westminster Alumni of the UCL Institute of Education Academics of the UCL Institute of Education Academics of Loughborough University Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences Mass media scholars Communication scholars British educational theorists