Watch and learn! Carefully selected media links will help bring key concepts and theories to life, preparing you for your studies and exams. 

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Audio Links

• Harry Potter: Boy Wizard…and Real Life Activist: NPR talks with the founder of the Harry Potter Alliance, a real life activist organization for fans of the book series.

• The Culture of ‘Faminess’: Author Meghan Daum discusses our fascination with celebrity, and our complicated reactions to celebrities.

• “TV Broadcasters Amp Up the ‘Second Screen’ Experience”

Video Links

• The Mean World Syndrome: This documentary examines the effects of media violence on viewers.

• Killing Us Softly 4: Jean Kilbourne examines a range of print and television for their damaging gender stereotypes.

• Target Women: Chocolate: Sarah Haskins does a humorous critical analysis of chocolate ads geared towards women.

• Reel Grrls: Celebrity Weight Loss: Feminist analysis of the media’s focus on female celebrities and their weight.

• “The Yes Men Fix The World”: This film profiles the culture jamming activities of subversive group The Yes Men.

Web Resources

• Association for Media Literacy. Resources from the Canadian media literacy organization.

• Center for Media Literacy. An online “reading room” of research materials from a leading media literacy organization.

• New Mexico Media Literacy Project. Media literacy resources and activities.

• PBS Teachers. Media Literacy resources from PBS.

• Adbusters/The Media Foundation. “Journal of the Mental Environment”that takes aim at advertising and consumer culture.

• The Yes Men. Headquarters of the culture jammers and their network of followers.