The Fourth International Conference of Media Literacy

After decades of development, the research and practice of media literacy education has gradually become mature. The field of media literacy is located at the crossroad of many academic disciplines and it possesses a multidisciplinary characteristic. For both research and practice, media literacy is not restricted to be carried out in a single discipline. Media literacy attracts scholars and educators from communication studies, education, journalism, cultural studies, health communication, language, arts, new media, etc. to work in this field and establish diversified development. This conference will be held in Hong Kong Baptist University. It is hoped that, in the 21st century new media environment, outstanding scholars and educators can gather together to discuss the new developmental path of media literacy education.

– The objectives of the conference are:

To bring together international scholars and educators to discuss how different disciplines are contributing to the development of the field of media literacy and to put forward new idea and practice models;

To explore how young people deal with digital media, including their social media lives, values cultivation, media consumption, news and information searching, creative media production, online shopping, healthy eating, leisure, work and study, social participation, etc. through interdisciplinary discussion in the new age of welcoming Web3.0. In addition, to discuss the relationship between media literacy training and the well-being of digital generation;

To discuss how to bring the field of media literacy forward and review the criteria of building media literacy as an emerging academic discipline.

Specifically, topics for this conference shall include (but are not restricted to):
Communication and media literacy
Education and media literacy
Journalism and media literacy
Information science and media literacy (Media and Information Literacy)
Health and media literacy
Arts and media literacy
Language and media literacy
Technology and media literacy
Cultural Studies and Media Literacy

The conference will be held on 5-6 November 2015 at Madam Kwok Chung Bo Fun Sports and Cultural Centre of Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. Enquiry can be directed to the conference coordinator (comm2015@project.hkbu.edu.hk).

The conference will be conducted in English except those specially arranged sessions.