Ebook: Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction

Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century.  The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in today’s media-saturated environment.

• Updates traditional models of media literacy by examining how digital media is utilized in today’s convergent culture
• Explores the history and emergence of media education, the digitally mediated lives of today’s youth, digital literacy, and critical citizenship
• Complete with sidebar commentary written by leading media researchers and educators spotlighting new research in the field and an annotated bibliography of key texts and resources

Content:
Chapter 1 What is Media Literacy? (pages 1–16):
Chapter 2 Children's Media Lives (pages 17–34):
Chapter 3 Media as Public Pedagogy (pages 35–62):
Chapter 4 Media Literacy 101 (pages 63–99):
Chapter 5 Media Production and Youth Agency (pages 100–136):
Chapter 6 Literacies: New and Digital (pages 137–150):
Chapter 7 Media Literacy 2.0: Contemporary Media Practices and Expanded Literacies (pages 151–190):
Chapter 8 Critical Citizenship and Media Literacy Futures (pages 191–202):