Media Literacy

(Cross-listed w/ CVS 139 and FMS 45) Exploration of what media literacy means in a variety of contexts; analysis and critique of the literature on media effects. Focus on utilizing media production as an application of course concepts. Assessment of core debates surrounding the value of bringing media technologies and participatory culture practices into formal systems of education and discussion of why American public education has been so reluctant to embrace them. Student projects on podcast, media literacy curriculum development and other topics.