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Consequences and coincidences: A case study of experimental play in media literacy

Sobers, Shawn

Authors

Shawn Sobers Shawn.Sobers@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice



Abstract

This article will discuss the way children across three schools in Bristol, United Kingdom have been engaged in a unique short film experiment. The video project they were involved with aimed to inspire the young participants to actively consider notions of storytelling, spoken language and narrative structure. The article challenges narrative conventions and the way audiences read film; asking how much audiences make their own connections of received messages to create their own narrative structures, and how much control producers have over this process. It goes on to argue the importance of Community Media educational activity in research culture and also highlight the potential of media literacy activity as being a conduit in schools to enhancing learning in non-arts subjects. © 2008 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Citation

Sobers, S. (2008). Consequences and coincidences: A case study of experimental play in media literacy. Journal of Media Practice, 9(1), 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.9.1.53_1

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2008
Journal Journal of Media Practice
Print ISSN 1468-2753
Electronic ISSN 2040-0926
Publisher Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 1
Pages 53-66
DOI https://doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.9.1.53_1
Keywords media education, youth arts, media arts, media literacy
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1016339
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.9.1.53_1