Media Literacies
A Critical Introduction
1. Auflage Januar 2012
244 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
What exactly does it mean to be 'literate' in this new media era? Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century. The book explores the history and emergence of media education, contemporary youth and its digitally mediated lives, digital literacy, and critical citizenship. Media Literacies provides students and educators alike with an invaluable theoretical and practical approach to understanding media literacy in the remarkable digital age we find ourselves in.
Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century. The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in today's media-saturated environment.
* Updates traditional models of media literacy by examining how digital media is utilized in today's convergent culture
* Explores the history and emergence of media education, the digitally mediated lives of today's youth, digital literacy, and critical citizenship
* Complete with sidebar commentary written by leading media researchers and educators spotlighting new research in the field and an annotated bibliography of key texts and resources
1. What is Media Literacy?
2. Children's Media Lives
3. Media as Public Pedagogy
4. Media Literacy 101
5. Media Production and Youth Agency
6. Literacies: New and Digital
7. Media Literacy 2.0: Contemporary Media Practices and Expanded Literacies
8. Critical Citizenship and Media Literacy Futures
References
Index
Stuart Poyntz is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, and the former Director of Education at Pacific Cinémathèque, Western Canada's leading film institute. He has published articles in the Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies, Sociology Compass, the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, the Canadian Journal of Education, Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, and various edited collections.