Short description:

This book offers a systematic study of media education in Latin America. As spending on technological infrastructure in the region increases exponentially for educational purposes, this book makes a timely contribution to new debates surrounding the significance of media literacy as a citizen?s right.

Long description:

This book offers a systematic study of media education in Latin America. As spending on technological infrastructure in the region increases exponentially for educational purposes, and with national curriculums beginning to implement media related skills, this book makes a timely contribution to new debates surrounding the significance of media literacy as a citizen?s right. Taking both a topical and country-based approach, authors from across Latin America present a comprehensive perspective of the region and address issues such as the political and social contexts in which media education is based, the current state of educational policies with respect to media, organizations and experiences that promote media education.

Table of Contents:

Chapter One: The State of Media Education in Latin America Part I: National Chapters  Chapter Two: Media Education in Argentina. Balance and Perspectives of a Field Under Construction  Chapter Three: Media Education In Bolivia. Some Advances and The Need for Comprehensive Proposals  Chapter Four: Media Education in Brazil. Dilemmas, Limits and Possibilities  Chapter Five: Media Education in Chile. A Digital Leap That Abandoned the Study of Media  Chapter Six: Media Education in Colombia. An Inheritance with Possibilities and Challenges for the 21st Century?  Chapter Seven: Media Education In Ecuador. Exploration and Description of a Latent Need  Chapter Eight: Media Education In El Salvador. Slow-Paced Footsteps on The Way to Media Literacy?  Chapter Nine: Media Education in Mexico. For the Formation of a Critic Citizenship  Chapter Ten: Media Education in Peru. A Field Full of Opportunities  Chapter Eleven: Media Education in Uruguay. Between A Narrow Digital Gap and The Persistence of An Educational Gap  Chapter Twelve: Media Education in Venezuela. From Frenzy to Contradictions?  Part II: Critical Essays  Chapter Thirteen: Educommunication Landmarks in Latin America: What Should Be Considered in The Last 50 Years  Chapter Fourteen: Towards A New Literacy Concept  Chapter Fifteen: Constructivist TV Reception in The Children?s Classroom  Chapter Sixteen: Media Literacy in Contemporary Learning-Based Societies: Challenges for New Ways of Education  Chapter Seventeen: Critical Revision of The Critical Sense  Chapter Eighteen: Transmedia Literacy and Participatory Cultures. A Research Agenda  Chapter Nineteen: Tan Lejos Pero Tan Cerca. The Missing Link Between Media Literacy and Educomunicación?

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