Democracy 2.0
Media, Political Literacy and Critical Engagement
Published on 1. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-94-6351-228-2 (ISBN)
Description
In Democracy 2.0, we feature a series of evocative, international case studies that document the impact of alternative and community use of media, in general, and Web 2.0 in particular. The aim is to foster critical reflection on social realities, developing the context for coalition-building in support of social change and social justice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-6351-228-2 (9789463512282)
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Paul R. Carr | Michael Hoechsmann | Gina Thesee
Democracy 2.0
Media, Political Literacy and Critical Engagement
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03/2018
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Persons
Paul R. Carr is a Full Professor in the Department of Education at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada, and is also the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education.
Michael Hoechsmann is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University (Orillia).
Gina Thésée is a Full Professor in the Department of Education and Pedagogy at University of Quebec à Montreal (UQAM) in Montreal, Canada.
Michael Hoechsmann is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University (Orillia).
Gina Thésée is a Full Professor in the Department of Education and Pedagogy at University of Quebec à Montreal (UQAM) in Montreal, Canada.
Content
Foreword: It's a Post-Truth World After All xi
Shirley R. Steinberg
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Democracy 2.0, Old and New Media, and the Quest for Engaged Participation xv
Michael Hoechsmann, Paul R. Carr, and Gina Thésée
Section 1: Democracy and Mediatized Participation
1. Technocracy, Education, and the Global Imperative 3
Peter Pericles Trifonas
2. Voluntary Subservience and Capitalist Religion in the Era of Reality Television Politics 13
William M. Reynolds
3. The Development of Democratic Citizenship within the Context of Education for Latin American Unification:
Media Literacy 2.0, from Classroom Praxis to Critical
Engagement 27
Raul Olmo Fregoso Bailon and Felipe de Jesús Alatorre Rodríguez
4. Digital Citizens, Not Just Consumers: Defining Digital Citizenship for Democracy 49
Megan Ryland
5. Engagement with the Mainstream Media and the Relationship to Political Literacy: The Influence of Hegemonic Education on Democracy 65
Paul R. Carr, Gary W. J. Pluim, and Lauren Howard
Section 2: Contexts of Contested Notions of Democracy and Media
6. Embodiment as Discourse in Indigenous Photography: Narrative as Multiplicitous Reality 85
Kalli Paakspuu
7. The Role of Social Media in Africa's Democratic Transitions: Lessons from Burundi 109
Anne Munene and Ibrahim Magara
8. Critical Pedagogy through Participatory Video: Possibilities for Post-Colonial Higher Education in the Caribbean 127
Lynette Sampson
9. Community-Driven Media in Australia: The Public Pedagogy of Australian Indigenous Activism 147
Renee Desmarchelier, Jon Austin, and Cally Jetta
10. The Battle for Free Universal Education in Chile: Using YouTube in the Student Protests of 2011 165
Salomé Sola-Morales
11. The #Ocupaescola (#Occupyschool) Movement: Counter-Hegemonic Media and New Ways to Fight for Education 181
Ivan Bomfim
12. "Democracy! Not Just for Locals But for Us Too!": Exploring Multi-Ethnic Young People's Calls for Social Change in Hong Kong through Cellphilms 195
Casey Burkholder
Afterword: Danger Ahead: Ready Yourself and Join the Struggle 213
Peter McLaren
Author Biographies 219
Index 225
Shirley R. Steinberg
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Democracy 2.0, Old and New Media, and the Quest for Engaged Participation xv
Michael Hoechsmann, Paul R. Carr, and Gina Thésée
Section 1: Democracy and Mediatized Participation
1. Technocracy, Education, and the Global Imperative 3
Peter Pericles Trifonas
2. Voluntary Subservience and Capitalist Religion in the Era of Reality Television Politics 13
William M. Reynolds
3. The Development of Democratic Citizenship within the Context of Education for Latin American Unification:
Media Literacy 2.0, from Classroom Praxis to Critical
Engagement 27
Raul Olmo Fregoso Bailon and Felipe de Jesús Alatorre Rodríguez
4. Digital Citizens, Not Just Consumers: Defining Digital Citizenship for Democracy 49
Megan Ryland
5. Engagement with the Mainstream Media and the Relationship to Political Literacy: The Influence of Hegemonic Education on Democracy 65
Paul R. Carr, Gary W. J. Pluim, and Lauren Howard
Section 2: Contexts of Contested Notions of Democracy and Media
6. Embodiment as Discourse in Indigenous Photography: Narrative as Multiplicitous Reality 85
Kalli Paakspuu
7. The Role of Social Media in Africa's Democratic Transitions: Lessons from Burundi 109
Anne Munene and Ibrahim Magara
8. Critical Pedagogy through Participatory Video: Possibilities for Post-Colonial Higher Education in the Caribbean 127
Lynette Sampson
9. Community-Driven Media in Australia: The Public Pedagogy of Australian Indigenous Activism 147
Renee Desmarchelier, Jon Austin, and Cally Jetta
10. The Battle for Free Universal Education in Chile: Using YouTube in the Student Protests of 2011 165
Salomé Sola-Morales
11. The #Ocupaescola (#Occupyschool) Movement: Counter-Hegemonic Media and New Ways to Fight for Education 181
Ivan Bomfim
12. "Democracy! Not Just for Locals But for Us Too!": Exploring Multi-Ethnic Young People's Calls for Social Change in Hong Kong through Cellphilms 195
Casey Burkholder
Afterword: Danger Ahead: Ready Yourself and Join the Struggle 213
Peter McLaren
Author Biographies 219
Index 225