THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING MEDIA LITERACY: A CULTURAL APPROACH TO NAVIGATING MEDIA LANDSCAPES
Date of Award
Winter 12-13-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in American Studies (MAST)
Department
Interdisciplinary Studies
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Dr. Rebecca Hill
Second Advisor
Dr. Erin Ryan
Abstract
One’s familiarity with the commonplace does not automatically equate to one’s being a discerning, savvy, or knowledgeable consumer of media in any form. Nor does it automatically result in a society of engaged Americans capable of distinguishing between fact and fiction amid the unstoppable surge of media artifacts filling their Facebook and Twitter streams. This thesis constructs an American Studies- and communication-based theoretical framework to teach media literacy to undergraduate students.
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