[Commlist] New book: Understanding media literacy in the digital age

New Book

Understanding Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in the Digital Age. A 
Question of Democracy

Edited by Ulla Carlsson, Professor and UNESCO Chair on Freedom of 
Expression, Media Development and Global Policy at University of Gothenburg

Many of the societal issues of today have to do with digitization and, 
not least, the ongoing transformation of the media and communication 
culture.We are now at a point that may be described as ‘the end of the 
digital beginning’. Following a period of optimism - especially the 
hopes that it would increase citizen engagement and participation - 
problems have surfaced. This is the starting point for this book.

The book consists of three parts. In the first part, a number of 
articles of a more general nature discuss media and information literacy 
(MIL) in a variety of contexts as well as courses of development on 
national, regional and global levels. The focus in the second part is on 
Sweden. The articles in this part present current research findings, 
policy decisions and political initiatives, and some examples of ‘best 
practices’ in the MIL area. The third part presents a new approach to 
MIL in a context of social change and Agenda 2030.

Read the book online*//*(free of charge)*/,/* 
www.jmg.gu.se/understandingmil <http://jmg.gu.se/understandingmil>

This book was launched at the UNESCO Global MIL Week Feature Conference 
in Gothenburg, 24 September 2018.


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