Equitable Media Literacies: Pedagogies and Practices for Healthy Civic Futures

Interrogating three core assumptions made within the field of media literacy - that media literacy practices empower individuals, support communities, and contribute to engaged citizenship within a democracy - this book presents a new framework for equitable media literacy practices.

Paul Mihailidis is Professor of Civic Media & Journalism and Interim Dean in the School of Communication at Emerson College in Boston, USA. He has published eight books and over 80 articles and book chapters on the intersection of media literacy, civic media, and engagement in digital culture.

Patrick R. Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University in Milwaukee, USA. His research, teaching, and public scholarship operate at the intersection of news literacy, journalism practice, and education. He also studies the LGBTQ+ press and sexuality in media.

Bobbie Foster is an Assistant Professor of Journalism in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas, USA. Her research interests include memes, digital culture, LGBTQ+ media, and cultural heritage studies.

Shannon Burth is a doctoral student at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, USA. Her research focuses on media literacy, entertainment media, and information acquisition from entertainment media.

Srividya Ramasubramanian is Newhouse Professor & Endowed Chair at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She is the Founder and Director of CODE^SHIFT (Collaboratory for Data Equity, Social Healing, Inclusive Futures, and Transformation), The Difficult Dialogues Project, and Media Rise. Her scholarship focuses on critical media effects, data justice, antiracism dialogues, and critical media literacy.

Melissa Tully is Professor and Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, USA. Her research focuses on news literacy, misinformation, and global media with a particular focus on African media studies.