Category Archives: Readings for Undergraduates

Finding readings that speak to and engage undergraduates in critical issues in media studies can be tough. Here are readings that work particularly well in undergraduate classrooms, along with descriptions and information about the teaching contexts in which they were used.

Group Activity on Pornography

Posted on August 1, 2012 by fisch792

For a session on “pornography” as part of a media literacy class, I have previously assigned the following two readings (see attached files) Dworkin, Andrea.  Selections from Pornography: Men Possessing Women. New York: Plume, 1979. McElroy, Wendy. Selections from XXX: … Continue reading →

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Lighting and Race Article

Posted on August 24, 2011 by danaschowalter

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Rosen on “Twitter Can’t Topple Dictactors” Meme

Posted on February 17, 2011 by tonynadler

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Website: Media Literacy Clearinghouse

Posted on January 25, 2011 by fbaker1346

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Toward a Framework of Audience Studies

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Steven Totosy de Zepetnek

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Selected Definitions for Work in Communication and Media Studies

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Steven Totosy de Zepetnek

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The Study of Literature and Culture Online (Theory and Application)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Steven Totosy de Zepetnek

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Elana Levine, “Buffy and the ‘New Girl Order'”

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Alice

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Meehan on “Why Television is not Our Fault”

Posted on August 27, 2010 by tonynadler

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Debating the future of news

Posted on August 27, 2010 by tonynadler

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