Mourning the Late Great Book
Whither the book? In the future, a book may be bought as a bubble-wrapped package containing a dust jacket together…
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I’ve got a pet theory (I’ve got a couple of them, actually, but only one is worth sharing with you…
Let’s Break the Circle of Blame! US Senate Testimony
For 40 years, the American people have been engaged in a “circle of blame” about media violence: viewers blaming writers;…
How Media Education Is Like What You Already Know
A lot of what you are about to read in the rest of this book is based on the premise…
Canada’s Key Concepts of Media Literacy
In 1987, a group of teachers from the Ontario Association for Media Literacy (AML) drew up the Key Concepts of…
Classroom Strategies for Exploring Realism and Authenticity in Media Messages
Abstract: Teachers can improve students’ critical reading and viewing skills through interactive learning activities that make use of a wide…
Getting a Handle on Military Advertising
Recruiting ads are all around us. Instead of tuning them out or turning the page, put them on the agenda…
Building Citizenship Skills through Media Literacy Education
Hobbs, R. (1998). Building citizenship skills through media literacy education. In M. Salvador and P. Sias, (Eds.) The Public Voice…
10 Things Wrong with the Effects Model
This influential article by a noted British cultural scholar succinctly critiques the research school of “media effects” that tends to…
How to Evaluate War Movies
Popular films articulate the desires, fears and aspirations of our culture. Analysis of recent war films can shed light on…