Social Contexts of New Media Literacy: Mapping Libraries

• In Event: Mapping the Multiple Composing Spaces of Young Language Learners

Abstract

This poster will provide analysis of social context of new media literacies as accessed through libraries. Specifically, the poster will provide multiple maps of St. Louis city demonstrating the geospatial relationship between social factors such as race and poverty and the location of libraries, where students gain access to digital technologies. This research helps provide important context for research of new media ecologies.

Author

• Elizabeth Thorne Wallington, Washington University in St. Louis