Everyday Media Play

IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONCEPTION THAT CHILDREN’S PLAY HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED OR THAT IT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED BY THE MASSIVE INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. YET, WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF MEDIATIZATION AND PRACTICE THEORY, AND BASED ON EXTENSIVE ETHNOGRAPHIES IN EVERYDAY CONTEXTS OF CHILDREN, DIFFERENT NARRATIVES, GENRES AND COMMUNICATIVE PATTERNS OCCUR. IN THIS ARTICLE, THE AUTHOR DRAWS A BROADER PICTURE OF THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, POINTING TO RELEVANT DILEMMAS AND NUANCES IN THE FIELD.