International Council for Media Literacy

Bridging Academia to Action

International Council for Media Literacy
Bridging Academia to Action

Author Profile: Ryan Harnell

  • Ryan Harnell
    Ryan Harnell, M.Sc., holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Development and a Master’s degree in Communication for Development from the University of Reading. Influenced by his experiences in education, activism and media production, Ryan’s work explores alternative media, pedagogy and social change from an anti-capitalist perspective. He currently teaches at a community college in South-East England.

Radical Media Literacy: Self-Defence in The Communication Age

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Abstract In the 21st Century, working-class audiences are left exposed to a complex ecosystem of media structures, effects and experiences designed to uphold capitalist hegemony. Through a combination of traditional, one-way media outlets like newspapers, radio and television and ‘pseudo-participatory’ social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, the popular … [Read more...] about Radical Media Literacy: Self-Defence in The Communication Age

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