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A Queer Critical Media Literacies Framework in a Digital Age
Author(s) -
Leent Lisa,
Mills Kathy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1002/jaal.711
Subject(s) - queer , lesbian , queer theory , media literacy , sociology , pedagogy , perspective (graphical) , literacy , identity (music) , globe , transgender , sexual identity , psychology , gender studies , human sexuality , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , acoustics
Abstract Media literacy skills are focal for many educators across the globe in an age of ubiquitous access to the Internet and the rapid circulation of digital texts. A critical media literacies perspective is often a key element in teaching adolescents to read a range of texts. A queer critical media literacies pedagogy supports a social justice agenda aimed at addressing inequalities in education for youths who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer ( LGBTQ +), with the + accounting for other identities, such as asexual, agender, and questioning. Queer theories provide the basis of a new pedagogical model aimed at empowering educators to guide young adolescents in identity formation as they navigate a range of content. The model is presented as a queer critical media literacies framework aimed at directly supporting the work of teachers in classrooms, including illustrative key questions, learning experiences, and related teaching resources.