The Politics of Disruptions, Visibility, and Vulnerability: An Autobiographical Journey in Critical Media Literacy
Abstract
This panel will present an historical, autobiographical and political analysis of the development of the International Critical Media Literacy Conference (ICML) and its connections to the development of curriculum studies. It will demonstrate the ways in which criticality in media raises the visibility of the conferences, journals and the participants and writers. Along with that, however, a certain type of political vulnerability is a consequence. The first presenter on the panel will discuss the emergence of the Critical Media Literacy Conference in 2012 at Lewis University and the move to Illinois State University. The difficulties and successes of that period will receive an indepth analysis. The second presenter will discuss the change to Georgia Southern University and Savannah. The move toward internationalization, the creation of the International Journal of Critical Media Literacy and the book series Critical Media Literacies will be discussed. The first two presenters will also discuss the politics of the law and critical media literacy. The third presenter will discuss how as a newcomer to the ICML in 2018 she felt that she had found her professional home for years to come. She had heard that there was a group at Georgia Southern University that were hard-core critical media theorists and researchers. She discusses, however, stumbling on to the conference. This presenter will include a retrospective summary of her experiences in 2018. The fourth panelist addresses the importance of and obstacles to organizing and presenting during the Trump-inspired assault on education and intellectual freedom.
Presentation Description
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Location
Room 109
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, William; Porfilio, Bradley; Alvermann, Donna; and Beech, Jennifer, "The Politics of Disruptions, Visibility, and Vulnerability: An
Autobiographical Journey in Critical Media Literacy" (2022). Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative. 30.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cssc/2022/2022/30
The Politics of Disruptions, Visibility, and Vulnerability: An Autobiographical Journey in Critical Media Literacy
Room 109
This panel will present an historical, autobiographical and political analysis of the development of the International Critical Media Literacy Conference (ICML) and its connections to the development of curriculum studies. It will demonstrate the ways in which criticality in media raises the visibility of the conferences, journals and the participants and writers. Along with that, however, a certain type of political vulnerability is a consequence. The first presenter on the panel will discuss the emergence of the Critical Media Literacy Conference in 2012 at Lewis University and the move to Illinois State University. The difficulties and successes of that period will receive an indepth analysis. The second presenter will discuss the change to Georgia Southern University and Savannah. The move toward internationalization, the creation of the International Journal of Critical Media Literacy and the book series Critical Media Literacies will be discussed. The first two presenters will also discuss the politics of the law and critical media literacy. The third presenter will discuss how as a newcomer to the ICML in 2018 she felt that she had found her professional home for years to come. She had heard that there was a group at Georgia Southern University that were hard-core critical media theorists and researchers. She discusses, however, stumbling on to the conference. This presenter will include a retrospective summary of her experiences in 2018. The fourth panelist addresses the importance of and obstacles to organizing and presenting during the Trump-inspired assault on education and intellectual freedom.
