David Gauntlett

David Gauntlett (born 15 March 1971) is a British sociologist and media theorist, and the author of several books including ''Making is Connecting'' and ''Creativity''''.'' An early advocate of accessible online academic culture, and incorporating creative processes within research, Gauntlett's work has encompassed digital media, gender, identities, creativity, and music.

His earlier work concerned contemporary media audiences, and then moved towards a focus on the everyday making and sharing of digital media and social media and the role of these activities in self-identity and building creative cultures. More recently his work focuses on creativity, with a stronger emphasis on social justice, and the place of individual creative practice in a world of escalating technologies.

His research is a required part of the AS and A Level Media Studies syllabus in UK schools, and is often cited in the media sections of the Sociology syllabus. Provided by Wikipedia