Media Literacy in a Disruptive Media Environment: (Electronic Media Research Series)

This book, part of the BEA Electronic Media Research Series, brings together top scholars researching media literacy and lays out the current state of the field in areas such as propaganda, news, participatory culture, representation, education, social/environmental justice, and civic engagement.

The field of media literacy continues to undergo changes and challenges as audiences are reconceptualized and reconfigured, media industries are transformed and replaced, and the production of media texts is available to anyone with a smartphone. The book provides an overview of these. It offers readers specific examples and recommendations to help others as they develop their own teaching and research agendas.

Media Literacy in a Disruptive Media Environment will be of great interest to scholars and graduate students studying media literacy through the lens of broadcasting, communication studies, media and cultural studies, film, and digital media studies.

Part One: OVERVIEW

2. Global Perspectives on Media Literacy

3. Belinha S. De Abreu, Sacred Heart University/UNESCO---The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL)

4. A Snapshot: The State of Media Literacy Education in the U.S.

5. Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director, National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)

   Sherri Hope Culver, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy, Temple University

   Theresa Redmond, Appalachian State University

6. Media Literacy in the Age of Big Data

7. Kathleen Tyner, University of Texas-Austin

8. Four Fundamental Challenges in Designing Media Literacy Interventions

9. W. James Potter, University of California-Santa Barbara

   Part Two: MEDIA LITERACY, NEWS AND PROPAGANDA

10. Focusing on Facts: Media and News Literacy Education in the Age of Misinformation

11. Jennifer Fleming and Christopher Karadjov, California State University, Long Beach

12. Propaganda Critic, Russian Disinformation, and Media Literacy: A Case Study

13. Aaron Delwiche and Mary Margaret Herring, Trinity University

14. The Imperative of Latino-Oriented News & Media Literacy

15. Federico Subervi-Vélez, Honorary Latin-American Professor,

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno, Loyola University

16. Blame Attribution, Warrants and Critical Thinking:

17. South Africa’s Overvaal Debacle as a Case Study

    Marthinus Conradie, University of the Free State

18. Media Literacy and a Typology of Political Deceptions

19. Robert N. Spicer, Millersville University

    Part Three: MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATION

20. Professional Education and Media Literacy: Oil and Water?

21. William G. Christ, Trinity University

22. News Media Literacy in the Digital Age: A Measure of Need and Usefulness of a University Curriculum in Egypt

23. Rasha Allam and Salma El Ghetany, American University in Cairo

24. The MOOC for Media Literacy: Examining Media Literacy Practices in a Massive Open Online Course

25. Kristy Roschke, Arizona State University

26. A Model for Media Literacy Across a Lifespan: Wisdom from Pedagogical Pilots

27. George L. Daniels, University of Alabama

    Part Four: MEDIA LITERACY AND SOCIAL ACTION

28. Civic Standpoint and the pursuit of Media Literacies

29. Paul Mihailidis, Moses Shumow, Emerson College and Christopher Harris, Nevada State College

30. The Colombian Freedom of Information Act: Using Media Literacy to Understand and Implement the Law

31. Paula Perez, Jairo Becerra, Universidad Católica de Colombia, and Julian Rodriguez, University of Texas-Arlington

32. The Literacies of Participatory Cultures

33. Jennifer J. Henderson, Trinity University

34. Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and Media Literacy

35. Srividya "Srivi" Ramasubramanian and Ramin Chaboki Darzabi, Texas A&M University

36. Critical Media Literacy and Environmental Justice

Jeff Share, University of California-Los Angeles

William G. Christ is Professor Emeritus at Trinity University. He has been writing about media education for over forty years. He has edited or co-authored six books and over 65 articles and book chapters. His interests lie in bridging the gap between the liberal arts and professional education, and the challenges of assessing student learning.

Belinha S. De Abreu is an International Media Literacy Educator in the United States. Her research interests include media and information literacy education, educational technology, global perspectives, critical thinking, privacy and big data. She is the author/editor of several papers/books including: Teaching Media Literacy (ALA: Neal-Schuman, 2019) and The International Handbook for Media Literacy Education (Routledge, 2017). She serves as the Vice President for the National Telemedia Council (NTC) and is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium.