Developing a Framework for Equitable Media Literacy Practice: Voices from the Field

Authors

Patrick R. Johnson, Marquette UniversityFollow
Melissa Tully, University of Iowa
Bobbie Foster, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Paul Mihailidis, Emerson College
Srividya Ramasubramanian, Syracuse University
Shannon Burth, Syracuse University
Emily Riewestahl, Independent Scholar

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Source Publication

Communication, Culture & Critique

Source ISSN

1753-9129

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1093/ccc/tcae023

Abstract

The article presents a framework for equitable media literacy practice (EMLP), which changes structure, action, and agency in service of an imagined and inclusive future and makes space for equitable civic and educational experiences. We derived this framework from 28 in-depth interviews with media literacy practitioners across the US. We asked these practitioners what EMLP would mean to them and what challenges and opportunities for EMLP emerge within their individual and organizational contexts. Interviewees acknowledge that equity is difficult to achieve given daily individual, community, and social concerns but is an important component of civic engagement.

Comments

Accepted version. Communication, Culture & Critique, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2024): 318-325. DOI. © 2024 The Author(s). Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Patrick R.; Tully, Melissa; Foster, Bobbie; Mihailidis, Paul; Ramasubramanian, Srividya; Burth, Shannon; and Riewestahl, Emily, "Developing a Framework for Equitable Media Literacy Practice: Voices from the Field" (2024). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 693.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/693