Abstract Using a social semiotic framework, this study analyzes three iconic protest images from different socio-cultural contexts to examine their visual rhetoric and impact. By comparing the visual elements, narratives, and affective power of these images, the article speaks to the role of digital visual culture in social justice movements. In doing so, the research … [Read more...] about Three Case Studies of Power in Pixels: The Female Protagonist in Viral Protest Photography
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What Super Bowl Advertisements Can Teach Us About the Civic Imagination
Co-Authored By: Maximilian Brichta, Do Own Kim, Paulina Lanz, Amanda Lee, Steven Proudfoot, Sangita Shresthova, Isabel DeLano, Molly Frizzell, Alfonso Hegde, Azeb Madebo, Ioana Mischie, Christopher Persaud, Becky Pham, Marley Randazzo, Khaliah Reed, Daisy Reid, Ingvild Kvale Sørenssen, Jessica Steel, Mythily Nair, Essence Wilson Abstract This article explores how Super Bowl … [Read more...] about What Super Bowl Advertisements Can Teach Us About the Civic Imagination
“Producing Peace”: The Possibilities and Limits of Using Media Literacy to Foster Student Agency
Abstract Media literacy is a powerful tool for fostering citizenship skills in youth. Yet, while research and some exemplary model citizens demonstrate its ability to provide students tools to engage with media productively in order to participate in civic conversions, not enough media literacy focuses on how students develop a strong personal message and authentic … [Read more...] about “Producing Peace”: The Possibilities and Limits of Using Media Literacy to Foster Student Agency
