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Now in Theaters: An Absolutely Must-See Doc About Digital Literacy
Filmmaker Cullen Hoback's work represents a treasure trove of ideas for those who want to connect domestic spying and the death of privacy to civics, media studies, ICT, and political theory—not to mention information literacy and digital literacy specifically.
Oh, All That Annoying Movie Marketing: A Chat with Critic Eric D. Snider
"Young people are pretty savvy about marketing...They don't consider something 'bad' or 'annoying' just because it's marketing, the way many of us in the previous generation did."
The Pop Culture Propaganda of Ender’s Game, Pacific Rim, and G.I. Joe
These posters' apparently value-free aspect is perhaps what's most worth exploring with young people...
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Moriarty, Hannibal, and Despicable Me: How We End Up Rooting for the Bad Guy
It's okay to find the villain appealing in certain respects—in fact, much of pop culture depends on our doing just that.
‘World War Z’ At the Movies: Some Critical Thinking Questions
Media literacy discussion points covering novel-to-film adaptations, marketing, genre, screen violence, and more.
BEA, Famous Authors, and Why We’re All Guilty of Promoting ‘Celebrity Culture’
I guess there was some cosplay going on, but most participating attendees chose to dress up as publishing executives for some reason.
Book Giveaway: Informational Text Par Excellence… ‘American Comic Book Chronicles’
So does this sound like something that could get the teen and tween comics fans you know into nonfiction? Sure it does.
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