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Critical Media Literacy: Edutaining Popular Culture
Talking Diversity with Teachers and Teacher Educators: Exercises and Critical Conversations Across the Curriculum (2014)
  • Vonzell Agosto, University of South Florida
  • Zorka Karanxha, University of South Florida
  • Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South Florida
  • Eric Williams, University of South Florida
Abstract
This chapter aims to support educators in critically examining media at the nexus of popular culture, ethnic culture, and diversity. For instance, educators are encouraged to examine deficit perspectives and stereotypes about subjugated ethnic groups that prevail through mass media and social media as a form of public entertainment. More specifically, we point to media representations and narratives that are constructed by educators, administrators, or students, or that target them. Our examples demonstrate how the nexus of popular culture and ethnic culture and media is being realized in school events, classroom projects, and Internet-based postings among educators.
Keywords
  • Critical Media Literacy,
  • Curriculum Development,
  • Faculty Development,
  • Racial Microaggressions,
  • Diversity
Publication Date
2014
Editor
B. C. Cruz, C. R. Ellerbrock, A. Vásquez, & E. V. Howes
Publisher
Teachers College Press
ISBN
978-0-8077-5537-2 (paper)
Citation Information
Vonzell Agosto, Zorka Karanxha, Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Eric Williams. "Critical Media Literacy: Edutaining Popular Culture" New YorkTalking Diversity with Teachers and Teacher Educators: Exercises and Critical Conversations Across the Curriculum Vol. 2014 (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vonzell_agosto/26/