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33.054 - Promoting Democratic Citizenship Through a Critical Analysis of the Media's Relationship to the Privatization of Education
Fri, April 17, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Swissotel, Floor: Event Centre Second Level, Vevey 3Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
The presenters in this panel examine the relationship between media (broadly construed) and the current process of neoliberal privatization of education in the United States. Specifically, the panelists employ qualitative methods to understand several aspects of this complicated relationship. Through this endeavor, presenters ask how we can publicly read and critique media and deploy it in order to assert the right to public education. This entails understanding media and education as crucial components of a vibrant democracy
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Connecting the Mainstream Media and Political Literacy and Seeking to Understand the Influence of Hegemonic Education on Democracy - Paul R. Carr, Université du Québec en Outaouais; Gina Thesee, University of Quebec - Montreal
Speaking Back to the Neoliberal Discourse on Teaching: How U.S. Teachers Have Used Social Media to Redefine Teaching - Jessica Shiller, Towson University
Lessons From the "Pen Alongside the Sword": School Reform Through the Lens of Radical Black Press - Khuram Hussain, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Political Cartoons and the Framing of Charter School Reform - Abe Feuerstein, Bucknell University