This paper explores the relationship between media literacy, youth global engagement, storytelling, and contemporary security, using the case study of Deterrence, a web documentary in eight episodes co-created with students at Bournemouth University. The paper starts by making the case for factual, interdisciplinary knowledge as a pillar of media literacy. I argue that, … [Read more...] about Media Literacy, Security, and Youth Engagement with Global Current Affairs: The Case of Deterrence
Author Profile: Dr. Roman Gerodimos
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Associate Professor of Global Current AffairsBournemouth UniversityDr. Roman Gerodimos is Associate Professor of Global Current Affairs at Bournemouth University and a faculty member at the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change. His research focuses on the challenges facing democracy due to globalization, digitization and extremism, the threats facing global security, and the role of civic engagement, media literacy and urban public space in bridging divides. He is the writer, director, and producer of five award-winning short and documentary films, including Deterrence.
rgerodimos@bournemouth.ac.uk