“The key idea is actually a media literacy one related to representation: no one in real life actually looks like an anime or manga character.”
Now in Theaters: An Absolutely Must-See Doc About Digital Literacy
July 14, 2013 by
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.
Big Brawlers and Little Children: The Not-New Appeal of ‘Pacific Rim’
July 12, 2013 by
The reason such overt silliness is nonetheless so effective is that we all connect with the fantasy of controlling a creature much, much larger than we could ever hope to be.
Oh, All That Annoying Movie Marketing: A Chat with Critic Eric D. Snider
July 6, 2013 by
“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
June 30, 2013 by
These posters’ apparently value-free aspect is perhaps what’s most worth exploring with young people…
Moriarty, Hannibal, and Despicable Me: How We End Up Rooting for the Bad Guy
June 28, 2013 by
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
June 23, 2013 by
Media literacy discussion points covering novel-to-film adaptations, marketing, genre, screen violence, and more.