Media and Cultural Studies in Australia.

Luke, Carmen

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ERIC Number: EJ583502

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Publication Date: 1999

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Media and Cultural Studies in Australia.

Luke, Carmen

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v42 n8 p622-26 May 1999

Discusses media literacy in Australia, where it is an integral component of school literacies from K-12. Discusses the teaching of analytic skills to develop strategies for thinking about the meanings media transmit and the meanings viewers construct for themselves. Describes classroom activities involving the studies of texts, audiences, media industries, and production. (SR)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Mass Media Use, Media Literacy, Popular Culture

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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