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Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction
Michael Hoechsmann
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Description for Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction
Hardback. Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century. The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in today's media-saturated environment. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century. The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in today’s media-saturated environment.
Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century. The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in today’s media-saturated environment.
- Updates traditional models of media literacy by examining how digital media is utilized in today’s convergent culture
- Explores the history and emergence of media education, the digitally mediated lives of today’s youth, digital literacy, and critical citizenship
- Complete with sidebar commentary written by leading media researchers and educators spotlighting new research in the field ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405186117
SKU
V9781405186117
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99-50
About Michael Hoechsmann
Michael Hoechsmann is Associate Professor and Chair of Education Programs at Lakehead University, Orillia. He is co-author of Reading Youth Writing: ‘New' Literacies, Cultural Studies and Education (2008), and the former Director of Education of Young People's Press, a youth-oriented non-profit news service. Stuart Poyntz is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Simon ... Read more
Reviews for Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction
“That being the case, the authors’ primary recommendation is for media literacy to assume an increased role in school curricula worldwide. As Hoechsmann and Poyntz demonstrate, media practice is sufficiently academic and promotes critical citizenship, agency and empowerment – qualities that all teachers are sure to agree are highly laudable educational outcomes.” (Pedagogies: An International Journal, 24 May 2012) ... Read more