Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier
This PBS Frontline documentary by Rachel Dretzin and Douglas Rushkoff looks at the ups and downs of our transition to online culture — from the risks of digital addiction to the opportunities of interactive learning. The website features interviews with Mark Bauerlein, danah boyd, Henry Jenkins, Clifford Nass, Todd Oppenheimer, Marc Prensky, Sherry Turkle and other leading thinkers. Watch the full program online here.
Program or Be Programmed
In this slim volume, media theorist Douglas Rushkoff — who also wrote Cyberia, Coercion, Life Inc., and Media Virus — offers ten commands for a digital age, including “Do Not Always Be On” and “Live in Person.”