Media Literacy: A Reader

by Shirley R. Steinberg and Donaldo Macedo

Book Overview

Media Literacy: A Reader produces a critical understanding of media culture designed to help students develop the ability to interpret media as well as understand the ways they themselves consume and affectively (emotionally) invest in media. Such an appreciation encourages both critical thinking and self-analysis, as students begin to realize that everyday decisions are not necessarily made freely and rationally. While we strongly believe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082048668X
• ISBN13: 9780820486680
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 712 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"