Considering the unthought materialities of digital media. Analyzing a corpus of educational resources on the environmental impact of digital technologies (Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium)

editorial reviewed ; The untought materiality of digital media — in particular their environmental, social and economic implications — is raising as an issue in the fields of information and communication sciences as well as media education. In his book Mediarchy, Yves Citton takes advantage of the research carried out in the field of media archaeology to provide a more detailed understanding of the material aspects of digital devices, a.o. their persistence in the natural ecosystem (Hertz et Parikka 2012). He identifies courses of action for media education, which focus on the work of attenti... Mehr ...