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"Media Literacy for Citizenship takes a critical perspective on media literacy by demonstrating how the ability to analyze media messages is a fundamental component of engaged citizenship. The book explores mainstream media sources through ideology critique with a focus on deconstructing neolib...
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Canadian Scholars,
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| Publisher Address: | Toronto : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Media Literacy for Citizenship takes a critical perspective on media literacy by demonstrating how the ability to analyze media messages is a fundamental component of engaged citizenship. The book explores mainstream media sources through ideology critique with a focus on deconstructing neoliberalism and its serious impact upon civil society, the environment, and democracy itself. Drawing on Canadian examples, the chapters offer case studies of how the media covers important contemporary topics such as climate change, war and terror, Indigenous issues, and an inclusive society. The authors |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781773380797 (softcover) : 1773380796 (softcover) |
| Index Number: | P96 |
| CLC: | G206.3 |
| Call Number: | G206.3/K889 |
| Contents: | Ideology critique and the media in an era of neoliberalism -- Building an inclusive society : the role of alternative media -- Democracy in a changing landscape of media sources -- Media literacy in an era of fake news and alternative facts -- The public media challenge in a fractured media society -- The "science" of climate change and the (mis)informed citizen -- The other : the Canadian mosaic hits a roadblock? -- Indigenous representation in the media -- War and terror : militarization and the fearful citizen -- The role and future of journalism in society. |