Teaching media literacy from a cultural studies perspective / Jeffrey St. Onge, Ohio Northern University -- Digital and media literacy in teacher education: preparing undergraduate teachers through digital storytelling / Maria Ranieri, University of Florence, Isabella Bruni, University of Florence -- Communication and media: types, functions, and key concepts / Bradley Freeman, American University in Dubai -- Media literacy in civic and political engagement pedagogy / Chad Woolard, Illinois State University -- Films as pedagogy in higher education: a case study of Christ University, Bangalore, Aasita Bali, Christ University -- Media literacy facilitation as service learning and public engagement / Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts Amherst -- Media and information literacy: a case for collaborative pedagogy / Natasha Casey, Blackburn College -- Advocate, educate and transform: how community media labs can pioneer cutting-edge innovation, digital media literacy and HBCUs / L. Simone Byrd, Alabama State University -- Building media literacy in higher education: department approaches, undergraduate certificate, and engaged scholarship / Allison Butler, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Martha Fuentes-Bautista, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts Amherst -- Movement intellectuals in popular music: an alternative means of public education / Robert Razzante, Arizona State University.

"This book provides perspective on the existing discourse and body of literature on media literacy and the many ways it may be implemented in the college and university curriculum. It provides better understanding of the topic of media literacy and its role in teaching relevant and effective journalism and mass communication in the 21st century"--