ABSTRACT

At the forefront in its field, this Handbook examines the theoretical, conceptual, pedagogical and methodological development of media literacy education and research around the world. Building on traditional media literacy frameworks in critical analysis, evaluation, and assessment, it incorporates new literacies emerging around connective technologies, mobile platforms, and social networks. A global perspective rather than a Western-centric point of view is explicitly highlighted, with contributors from all continents, to show the empirical research being done at the intersection of media, education, and engagement in daily life. Structured around five themes—Educational Interventions; Safeguarding/Data and Online Privacy; Engagement in Civic Life; Media, Creativity and Production; Digital Media Literacy—the volume as a whole emphasizes the competencies needed to engage in meaningful participation in digital culture.

part I|66 pages

Educational Interventions

part II|73 pages

Safeguarding/Data and On-line Privacy

chapter 8|14 pages

Surveillance in the Digital Age

Methods, Opportunities, and Threats

chapter 10|17 pages

Use of Online Social Networks (OSNs) by Youngsters, Teachers, and Parents

Perceptions of Risk and Opportunities

chapter 11|12 pages

Digital Citizenship Education

Moving Beyond Personal Responsibility

part III|86 pages

Engagement in Civic Life

chapter 12|15 pages

Remediating Democracy

Participatory Youth Media Scenes, Cultural Friction and Media Reform

chapter 13|19 pages

Remix Politics

Political Remix as an Analytic Framework for Critical Media Literacy

chapter 14|18 pages

Are We Citizen Scientists, Citizen Sensors or Something Else Entirely?

Popular Sensing and Citizenship for the Internet of Things

chapter 15|14 pages

Civic Deliberation and Engagement in a Weak Democracy

The Potential of the Digital Space in Mexico

chapter 16|18 pages

Searching for a Signal

Digital Literacy, Civic Engagement, and the Building of a Community Wi-Fi Network in Miami’s Urban Core

part IV|76 pages

Media, Creativity, and Production

chapter 18|14 pages

Integrating Key Cultural Ideas Into Digital Media Literacy Production

Two Classroom-Based Case Studies

chapter 19|15 pages

Back to the Drawing Board

Making Comics, Making Media Literacy

chapter 20|16 pages

Media Enterprise Education

Professional Practices and Everyday Creativity

chapter 21|14 pages

The Pedagogical Challenge in Media Practice

Craft Education and the ‘Entrepreneurial’ Paradigm

part V|71 pages

Digital Media Literacy

chapter 23|17 pages

From “Being Tethered” to “Going Unplugged”

Media Addiction and the Role of Unplugging as a Transformative Tool of Digital Literacy

chapter 24|14 pages

Meta-Digital-Communication

Digital Media Literacy and the Family

chapter 25|12 pages

Digital Media Literacy in Conflicts

The Increasing Role of Social Media in South Sudan

chapter 26|10 pages

The Digital Public Sphere

Social Media as Social and Political Participation