I think this article succeeds in clearly outlining the basic issues regarding our current media culture and proposing critical questions to guide educators of media literacy. As we have mentioned, education is one of the most essential tools to create social change in this realm; it is pre-established and a fundamental aspect of almost every citizens life.
Storytelling is an crucial aspect of a culture and considering ours has been absorbed by the media, via profit driven corporate giants, we have reason to worry. Traditional methods of storytelling, listening to family members and friends recount the struggles, triumphs and various aspects of reality has been replaced by mindless filtering of “pre-packaged” stories. This is so incredibly dangerous for our moral, self image and sustainable consumption practices.
Using the questions provided by this article, especially with children and teenagers, could “plant the seed of doubt” and ensure that our future experiences a more critical population.
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Allie,
ReplyDeleteGeorge Gerbner's quote in the article on the current storytellers in our society is very profoud, and troubesome ("corprotate storytellers that have nothing to tell, but everything to sell"). What is our role? How do we advocate for media literacy education in the schools?