International Handbook of Media Literacy Education

The International Handbook of Media Literacy examines the theoretical, conceptual, pedagogical and methodological development of media literacy education and research around the world. Building on traditional media literacy frameworks in critical analysis, evaluation and assessment, it incorporates new literacies emerging around connective technologies, mobile platforms, and social networks. A global perspective rather than a Western-centric point of view is explicitly highlighted, with contributors from all continents, to show the empirical research being done at the intersection of media, education, and engagement in daily life.

Structured around five themes--educational interventions, privacy, civic engagement, creativity and production, and digital media literacy—the Handbook as a whole emphasizes the competencies needed to engage in meaningful participation in digital culture, including formal and non-formal pedagogy, activism, art, technology, civic interventions, and expression, amongst a wide landscape of work in the media literacy discipline.

Belinha S. deAbreu is Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Fairfield University, USA.

Paul Mihailidis is Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing Communication, and Associate Director, The Engagement Lab, Emerson College, USA.

Alice Y.L. Lee is Associate Professor and Head, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.

Jad Melki is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, and Director of the Media Studies Program, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Media Studies, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Affiliated Researcher, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda, University of Maryland; and Visiting Faculty, The Salzburg Academy for Media and Global Change, Salzburg, Austria.

Julian McDougall is Associate Professor in Media and Education, and Director: Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, The Media School, Bournemouth University, UK; Editor, The Media Education Research Journal; and Editor, Journal of Media Practice