[ecrea] new book Rethinking Popular Culture and Media

Dear colleagues,

Apologies for multiple landings of this message in your inboxes. I am 
sharing an announcement of a new publication of interest.

For those who might not know, Rethinking Schools is a critical resource 
for educators who are committed to fostering the vision that public 
schooling is central to the creation of a caring, informed, and 
equitable society. It is a nonprofit organization run by an amazing team 
of volunteer editors; and that extends to us: neither Beth nor I as 
co-editors receive any royalties from sales. This was truly a labour of 
love to bring the critical media literacy work of educators to a wider 
audience. The activism and narratives of resistance to corporate media 
and popular culture are informed and inspiring.

The book is available at the ASCD conference in San Francisco going on 
this weekend, and will also be at AERA. Beth and I will be at the 
Rethinking Schools booth at AERA from 10-12 noon on Sunday April 10th. 
If you are attending, come chat with us about your experiences teaching 
critical media literacy and working with popular culture. We would love 
to hear about your work!

Please forward the attached flyer to interested organizations, teachers, 
and educators with whom you are in touch.

With much thanks,
~ Özlem.

NEW from Rethinking Schools!
Edited by Elizabeth Marshall and Özlem Sensoy
www.rethinkingschools.org/rpcm
Rethinking Popular Culture and Media
Rethinking Popular Culture and Media is a provocative collection of 
articles drawn from Rethinking Schools magazine. It begins with the idea 
that the “popular” in classrooms and in the everyday lives of teachers 
and students is fundamentally political. This anthology includes 
outstanding articles by elementary and secondary public school teachers, 
scholars, and activists who examine how and what popular toys, books, 
films, music, and other media “teach.”

These thoughtful essays offer strong critiques, stories of resistance, 
and practical strategies for parents, educators, and anyone who works 
with young people.


“ This superb collection is based on the editors’ belief that popular 
culture matters, that it is a place where young people’s identities are 
both expressed and shaped by forces beyond their control. The starting 
point of any defense and reaction to this environment is critical 
reflection. The essays collected here will provide teachers and 
educators with an invaluable resource to think creatively about their 
own pedagogical activities in the classroom. Should be required reading 
for anyone dealing with issues of young people, media, and popular culture.”
– Sut Jhally, Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts at 
Amherst, Founder and Executive Director, Media Education Foundation

“ Rethinking Popular Culture and Media is essential reading for all 
educators. Its gripping essays are written by teachers courageously 
helping students of all ages grapple with our media saturated, 
commercially driven society. Their passion and experiences provide 
fodder, hope, and road maps for anyone committed to using the classroom 
to help children think critically and live creatively.”
– Susan Linn, Harvard Medical School, Co-Founder and Director of the 
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, author of Consuming Kids: the 
Hostile Takeover of Childhood


Selections from the Table of Contents
This collection of essays includes six ways to rethink popular culture 
and media:
1: Study the Relationship Between Corporations, Youth, and Schooling

* Why I Said No to Coca Cola by John Sheehan
* Six, Going on Sixteen by Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin
* Bonfire of the Disney Princesses by Barbara Ehrenreich
* My Year with Nike by Rachel Cloues


2: Critique How Popular Culture and Media Frame Historical Events and Actors

* The Politics of Children’s Literature: What’s Wrong with the Rosa 
Parks Myth by Herb Kohl
* The Truth about Helen Keller by Ruth Shagoury
* Barbie Doll Pocahontas by Cornel Pewewardy
* Mulan’s mixed messages by Chyng Feng Sun


3: Examine Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Histories in 
Popular Culture and Media

* Looking For the Girls by Andrea Brown-Thirston
* Human Beings are Not Mascots by Barbara Munson
* Deconstructing Barbie: Math and Popular Culture by Swapna Mukhopadhyay
* Miles of Aisles of Sexism by Sudie Hofmann


4: View and Analyze Representations of Teachers, Students, and Schools

* TV Bullies: How Glee and Anti-Bullying Programs Miss the Mark by 
Gerald Walton
* Freedom Writers: White Teacher to the Rescue by Chela Delgado
* Kid Nation by Ellen Goldman


5: Take Action for a Just Society

* Tuning In to Violence: Students Use Math to Analyze What TV is 
Teaching Them by Margot Pepper
* Taking Action Against Disney by Steven Friedman
* Examining Media Violence by Bakari Chavanu
* Beyond Pink and Blue by Robin Cooley


6: Use Popular Culture and Media to Transgress

* Stenciling Dissent: A Student Project Draws on the Language of the 
Streets by Andrew Reed
* Knock Knock: Turning Pain into Power by Linda Christensen
* Haiku and Hiroshima by Wayne Au
* The Murder of Sean Bell by Renée Watson








--
:Ozlem Sensoy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
Associate faculty, Dept. of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
(ozlem /at/ sfu.ca)
www.sfu.ca/~ozlem
Co-Editor of Rethinking Popular Culture and Media (2011). A Rethinking 
Schools publication.
www.rethinkingschools.org/rpcm



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