Above all, the critical media theory behind Media Matters seems intellectually impoverished. By choosing the units which work for you, however, Media Matters can be salvaged. The National Media Education Conference will focus on the liberating role of media literacy and media arts. Media educator Neil Andersen from Toronto will deliver the keynote address to open the conference. Workshops will focus on media literacy in the Language Arts and Across the K-12 curriculum.
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Eminem leaves it to the listener to separate his Grand Guignol humour from his position statements, and so far, the fans may be better literary analysts than the horrified adults. Co-author of the best selling text book, Mass Media and Popular Culture , he has presented workshops and keynote addresses to thousands of teachers in Canada and around the world.