Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject
A Posthuman Approach
We are mediated by and immersed in a world where information and communication technologies (ICTs) are undergoing accelerated innovation. From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistants to software like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, our lives have become inextricably entwined with a complex, interconnected network of relations. Scholarship on media literacy has tended to focus on developing the skills to access, analyse, evaluate, and create media messages w...
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Note de l’éditeur
This research was made possible thanks to the support of the Hauts-de-France Region, the Research Commission, and the ETHICS laboratory of the Catholic University of Lille.
- Éditeur : Open Book Publishers
- Collection : OBP collection
- Lieu d’édition : Cambridge
- Année d’édition : 2021
- Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 08 octobre 2021
- EAN (Édition imprimée) : 9781800641822
- EAN électronique : 9791036561955
- Nombre de pages : xii-252 p.
Problematizing our Relations with Media Technologies
Part I. Situating the interdisciplinary concepts
Part II. Developing a posthuman approach: a framework and instrument
We are mediated by and immersed in a world where information and communication technologies (ICTs) are undergoing accelerated innovation. From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistants to software like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, our lives have become inextricably entwined with a complex, interconnected network of relations. Scholarship on media literacy has tended to focus on developing the skills to access, analyse, evaluate, and create media messages without considering or weighing the impact of the technological medium and the broader context.
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