Abstract
In 2021 I wrote the article “Tell Me Sweet Little Lies: Racism as a Form of Persistent Malinformation” for Project Information Literacy. The piece argues that information and media literacies (along with several other literacies) are needed to combat stereotypes, implicit biases, and racism, all of which are ultimately forms of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. In this brief video essay, I would like to expand upon the critical cultural literacy model (CCL) that is introduced in “Sweet Little Lies.” The CCL contains multiple literacies, literacies chosen to deal with issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice (EDISJ). CCL can enhance the teacher/librarian dialogue around EDISJ and be used as a pedagogical tool.
Keywords
Critical Cultural Literacy, Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Cultural Literacy, Emotional Literacy, Historical Literacy, Racial Literacy, Political Literacy, Metaliteracy
Key Quotes
Critical cultural literacy:
- The concept of meta literacy encourages us to use all of the good parts of the various literacy models and use them in conjunction, and not within silos.
- Critical cultural literacy is a type of pedagogy, one that is anti-racist, anti-oppressive, community-based and empowering. It is also indigenous focused social justice and advocacy based. This type of pedagogy is about action. It is about doing.
Current Issues
- Media and Information Literacy: Enriching the Teacher/Librarian Dialogue
- The International Media Literacy Research Symposium
- The Human-Algorithmic Question: A Media Literacy Education Exploration
- Education as Storytelling and the Implications for Media Literacy
- Ecomedia Literacy
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