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Critical media literacy and Black female identity construction: A conceptual framework for empowerment, equity, and social justice in education

Author
Petra A. Robinson, Ayana Allen-Handy, Kala Burrell-Craft
Year
2021
Publisher
Journal of Media Literacy Education
DOI/Link
View Source
https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2021-13-1-7
Abstract
This paper addresses the issues of knowledge production, which interrogate
and disrupt dominant narratives that subjugate Black females related to their
identity. We contextualize our discussion through the lens of critical
consciousness and critical media literacy by exploring the role of popular
media in identity development/imposition for Black females. We outline
issues of Black female identity politics by framing them through the
description of critical media literacy as a 21st century literacy, with Black
Feminist Theory as our theoretical lens. Similar discussions have remained
centered in the field of Media Studies and there has been inadequate attention
to these issues in the education realm, particularly as they relate to Black
females and their self-concept and self-empowerment.
Keywords
Critical Media Literacy, Gender and Media
Tags
Critical thinking, Audience studies
PGDMIL Course
C03 – Audiences and Representation
PGDMIL Block
C03-B4: Inclusive Media Practices
Has Part
C03-U15: Gender Diversity and Intersectionality in Media
Corpus Status
Pending Review

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