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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.
Why At First I Didn’t Think I Could Write About ‘Citizen Hearst’
So why am I so on the fence about recommending this well-produced and often engaging film?
When Curriculum is Media: The Important Lessons of ‘The Revisionaries’
Students are provided with curriculum in much the same way that religious adherents are provided with scripture, as something whose source and authorship are not be discussed, much less questioned.
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Q: How to Connect Critical Thinking, Research, and Information Literacy? A: Fandom
The task for educators is not to drain this sense of open-ended exploration from student-fans but rather to make sure that it is accompanied by the Jiminy Cricket-like voice of critical literacy...
‘Girl Model’ Re-connects Media Literacy to its Beating Heart
There’s a danger when you spend a long, long time in the media literacy game...
Giveaway: Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack of BULLY
Young people need to understand the way that media texts position them—even with, or perhaps especially with, those texts whose content they are sympathetic to...
Strap Yourself In: A New Year in Media Has Begun
We measure our lives out by annual media events, kind of like Prufrock and his coffee spoons.
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