So why media literacy?
What does media literacy have to do with Schooling in a Democratic Society?
There are lots of folks who are invested in thinking about this questions... check out Media Education Foundation, the Center for Media Literacy, the Media Literacy Project (out of New Mexico), and even some corporate interests that are asking questions (see the Dove Real Women Campaign).And I see that several of you have already started trolling on youtube to find the many people who are exploring media literacy work on their own. I am looking forward to talking about all of this in class on Thursday!!
Hope you had a good long weekend... and in a gesture closely related to the many issues of power and privilege we talk about in FNED 346, give some thought to why you have a day off on Monday.
LB :)
When I first learned about the reality of Columbus's story, I really questioned why we celebrate this weekend at all! I think we should still have a holiday (of course!) but it should maybe reflect Native Americans and acknowledge that Europeans did not "discover" America. Last year, the students and faculty at Brown University asked the college to establish "Fall Weekend" instead.
ReplyDeleteMy Anthro teacher showed the class this too, I showed my mom and she put up a sign in our front yard that said "Celebrate Native Indigenous People." :)
ReplyDeleteYour mom rocks, Caiti!! :)
ReplyDeleteMy facebook status: "Let's Celebrate Columbus Day By Walking Into Someone's House And Telling Them
We Live There Now."
i remember watching videos like that and i forgot about them till you posted it. thanks for helping me remember.
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