Critical literacy: Democracy, postdigitalism and diversity
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Lowien, Nathan and Barton, Georgina. 2025. "Critical literacy: Democracy, postdigitalism and diversity." Literacy Learning: The Middle Years. 33 (2), pp. 17-20.
| Article Title | Critical literacy: Democracy, postdigitalism and diversity |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 20334 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Lowien, Nathan and Barton, Georgina |
| Journal Title | Literacy Learning: The Middle Years |
| Journal Citation | 33 (2), pp. 17-20 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISSN | 1320-5692 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.T2025060900005400063813534 |
| Abstract | The key article, "Informed conversations as critical media literacy", discusses the importance of critically engaging students in a time in which media is saturated with information and readers need to consider truth and alternative truth, facts and alternate facts. We were intrigued by the article's advocacy for critical literacy, the need for critical discussions to inform future educational approaches, and what this means for adolescence and critical literacy in the second quarter of the twenty-first century. In our response, we wish to contribute to this conversation by describing recent critical literacy research that examined the democratic futures of middle-years students, understanding postdigital perspectives and what these perspectives mean for societies and education and the importance for educators to understand the literacy practices of young people and how their prior knowledge and dispositions can inform their critical literacy learning. |
| Keywords | Democracy; postdigitalism ; diversity |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | University Strategic Projects |
| University of Southern Queensland |
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