Rethinking Popular Culture and Media
Rethinking Popular Culture and Mediais essential reading for all educators. Its gripping essays are written by teachers courageously helping students of all ages grapple with our media-saturated, commercially driven society. Their passion and experiences provide fodder, hope, and roadmaps for anyone committed to using the classroom to help children think critically and live creatively. --Susan Linn, Harvard Medical Schools, Co-founder and Director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood; author ofConsuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood(New Press)This superb collection is based on the editors belief that popular culture is a place where young people's identities are both expressed and shaped by forces beyond their control. The starting point of any defense and reaction to this environment is critical reflection. The essays collected here will provide teachers and educators with an invaluable resource to think creatively about their own pedagogical activities in the classroom. Should be required reading for anyone dealing with issues of young people, media and popular culture. --Sut Jhally, Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Founder and Executive Director, Media Education Foundation