Symposium on the Historical Roots of Media Literacy

The symposium will convene leaders from four decades of media literacy to discuss the field’s historical frameworks and to engage the next generation of researchers and practitioners in exploring how the past informs the present and future of the field.

WHO:
Scholars, practitioners, and students in education, media studies, library sciences, history, cultural studies and other fields.

WHAT:
Experience a variety of print, audiovisual and curriculum artifacts from the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archive.

WHY:
Explore research agendas regarding the history of media literacy that address the most pressing current and future challenges facing today’s teachers, learners and scholars.