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December 4, 2006
Teaching Media Literacy
Just wanted to mention that an article I wrote for the newly launched Re:New Media blog is now available. The article, "Teaching Media Literacy in the Age of YouTube," is meant to address some of the challenges media studies professors now face when it comes to teaching media literacy and reflects some of my recent interest in the role of YouTube clips in shaping political discourse (as well as my long-term interest in "homemade media"). In particular, it focuses on the tendency to treat video sharing sites as mere content, kind of a giant, virtual video library, rather than considering the discourses that have already grown up around video sharing and videoblogging (and how that, in turn, has come to reshape the contents of these sites).
Re:New Media is the new name for National Video Resources. The organization seeks to promote independent artistic production through a variety of venues incluidng public screenings and discussions, as well as other educational uses of independent media and, of course, the Re:New Media blog where my article was posted. It looks like a valuable resource for independent artists, as well as educators and audiences interested in independent media. Worth checking out: Neil Sieling's "Digital and Tangible: How DVDs Are Impacting Independent Media."
Thanks to Agnes for inviting me to contribute to this exciting new resource. Comments on the article are definitely welcome.
Posted by chuck at December 4, 2006 1:51 PM
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