Literacies! A 4-Part Audio Series Launch

Listen to the first episode of Literacies! In this four-part series, we’re talking to experts about why media, data, information, and financial literacies are critical skill sets for modern life. We’ll give you a quick dive into what it means, how it impacts you, and things you can do to skill up.

The first episode launching October 22, 2024 features a conversation between host Katherine Hicks, Dr. Muira McCammon, and Media Services librarian lisa Hooper. They talk about Media Literacy and, more specifically the concept of platform power, exploring what it is, what it means for you, and ways you can regain agency.

Film Screening: Theaters of War

Please join the Paul Meek Library at the University of Tennessee at Martin to celebrate Media Literacy Week with a special film screening of “Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and the CIA took Hollywood.” The film looks at the influence of the US military on and behind the screen and will be following by a discussion time.

The film will be shown in Room 118 (Media Center) of the library on Tuesday, October 24 at 4 p.m.

A Discussion on the Methods and Influence of Media and News Outlets to Create Specific Narratives

The University of Tennessee at Martin will be celebrating Media Literacy Week by hosting a special lecture in the Paul Meek Library on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in room 152. During this event, Dr. John LaDue will be speaking about how public opinion is shaped, “A Discussion on the Methods and Influence of Media and News Outlets to Create Specific Narratives.”

Dr. John LaDue is an Assistant Professor, who also works as the Information Literacy Librarian for Paul Meek. One of the classes Dr. LaDue teaches is GENS 150, Information Literacy and Research Skills. His profession and courses are focused on promoting and educating information literacy and how to properly navigate the wide variety of information available through media outlets. Learn more here.

Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas

The Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas is committed to democratic ideals and social justice values. We relate to the media as a dialectical space for criticism and celebration. The media are complex tools whose effects do not always coincide with the intentions. The media can promote democratic participation, support social justice, and offer considerable joy, but they can hinder democracy, ignite violence, and manipulate individuals and society. Our goal for this conference is to facilitate critical discourse about our mediated society with the intention to deepen our understanding and support each other’s work in the transformation of society, to make it socially fairer and environmentally sustainable.