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| Photo-graft:
A critical analysis of image manipulation A Magill University Master's thesis divided into four chapters: CHAPTER 1 - The myth of photographic truth; CHAPTER 2 - Dismantling the "truth" effect of the photographic image CHAPTER 3 - Photography in the digital age; CHAPTER 4 - Culture of manipulation The writing is fairly accessible, and the claims made are useful for helping students to understand the constructed nature of photographic images. |
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Matters: international magazine of cultural criticism Many interesting current reviews and critiques of tv, movies, music, books, videogames, the Internet, etc. |
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| Mindbomb.tv Culture jamming by talented film makers. Streaming video of existing television commercials re-edited "to call attention to our littered mental environment." |
Quad Production A beautiful flash site showcasing the work, including television ads, of several European directors |
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| Community Learning Network (B.C.) | Media Literacy
Clearing House (U.S.) a well-organized links and resource page |
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Commodified vs. Commoditized Douglas Rushkoff Blog Entry |
Reading the Visual A clear and well-organized presentation by University of Wales Professor David Chandler. The web page, which is one module of a distance learning Cultural Studies course, contains discussions of visual perception in relation to media studies and the construction of reality. |
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Assignment: Media Literacy Excellent teaching resources prepared in response to Maryland state media literacy curriculum |
www.malepregnancy.com Use this site to test your own and your students' ability to detect bogus internet information |
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| Youth
Media International and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences, Teachers Guide Series Online Lesson Kits for Animation, Sound & Music, The Oscars, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Art Direction |
On-line Visual Literacy Project useful discussions of the technical aspects of perception |
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Literacy Links Page an excellent page of links prepared by Pat Elliot, a Library Specialist in Ontario |
Transparency.com articles on media and popular culture |
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| Foamy custard: an overview of cultural studies | Columbia Journalism Review Journalism Tools provides interesting background to the business of journalism. CJR Daily is a weblog that offers "real-time media analysis." CJR daily has a number of sections including "Blog Report," "Magazine Report," "Spin Buster," "Fact Check," "Hidden Angle," "Distortion," "News That Isn't," and "The Longer View." CJR is available as an RSS feed for those who like a daily hit of news media analysis. | |
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Education.org This comprehensive site from the U.K. provides study guides for major motion pictures in addition to guides on audience, genre, language, narrative, ideology, realism and history. |
Media
Awareness Network a database of lesson plans created by media awareness network staff or submitted by working teachers searchable by grade level, subject, and curriculum outcomes |
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| Jesuit
Communication Project (Executive Director John J. Pungente,
SJ) John Pungente is the host of the Bravo! television show Scanning the Movies and serves as the Executive Secretary of the Association for Media Literacy. |
New York Times Media Literacy Lessons and
The Influence of the Mass Media New York Times lessons covering the production of media as well as issues raised by media |
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Lessons created by Nancy Faraday and posted on this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.