Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction

by Michael Hoechsmann and Stuart R. Poyntz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405186100
• ISBN13: 9781405186100
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"