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What "Dirty Dancing" Taught Me about Media Literacy Education
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Fuxa, Robin – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2012
The author reflects on her youthful viewing of "Dirty Dancing" on video against her parents' wishes as one example of the ineffectiveness of a protectionist approach to media. She offers ideas on how she and her students (pre-service and in-service educators) think through how to navigate selection of materials for effective media literacy…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Media Literacy, Video Technology, Media Selection