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An Oscar-Winning Giveaway: UNDEFEATED on Blu-ray
The only problem with inspirational movies is that they can be kind of corny. Know what I mean? I’m not talking about message movies, although plenty of those attempt to inspire us–it’s just that their attempts are so transparent that the audience feels like it’s being treated like idiots. (And for some reason we educators, […]
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.
Why Being ‘Anti-Sports’ is Anti-Intellectual
The range of literacies employed by today's diehard sports fans is staggering.
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Mighty, Mighty Mythology: Everyday—and Olympian Level— Branding
The subject of branding is one way an educator can connect media literacy, the humanities (classical mythology), a fannish interest in sports, and the current events story that is the Olympics.
Presidential Elections, the Media Literacy Way: A Conversation with Frank W. Baker (3)
"Students watching convention coverage need to be aware they are only allowed to see what the networks show them. Cameras cannot go everywhere. These high profile events will be carefully controlled by the politicians and the parties."
Watch These Movies About Fandom Instead of “Comic-Con Episode IV”
Pauline Kael, William Shatner, Mark Hamill, and "Troll 2"... all can help shed light on the teaching, learning, and "literacies" that occur around and within fandom.
Congratulations——You’re Now A Sports Fan Even If You Hate Sports
So why do we both reduce and, strangely, enthrone the arts by pitting authors, composers, and other creative types against each other?
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