Title Paradoxes of media and information literacy : the crisis of information / Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin

Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022

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Description 1 online resource Summary "Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy contributes to ongoing conversations about control of knowledge and different ways of knowing. It does so by analysing why media and information literacy (MIL) is proposed as a solution for addressing the current information crisis. Questioning why MIL is commonly believed to wield such power, the book throws into sharp relief several paradoxes that are built into common understandings of such literacies. Haider and Sundin take the reader on a journey across different fields of practice, research and policymaking, including librarianship, information studies, teaching and journalism, media and communication and the educational sciences. The authors also consider national information policy proposals and the recommendations of NGOs or international bodies, such as UNESCO and the OECD. Showing that MIL plays an active role in contemporary controversies, such as those on climate change or vaccination, Haider and Sundin argue that such controversies challenge existing notions of fact and ignorance, trust and doubt, and our understanding of information access and information control. The book thus argues for the need to unpack and understand the contradictions forming around these notions in relation to MIL, rather than attempting to arrive at a single, comprehensive definition. Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy combines careful analytical and conceptual discussions with an in-depth understanding of information practices and of the contemporary information infrastructure. It is essential reading for scholars and students engaged in library and information studies, media and communication, journalism studies and the educational sciences"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Information literacy. Media literacy. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy Information literacy. Media literacy. Form Electronic book Author Sundin, Olof, author LC no. 2021057849 ISBN 9781003163237 1003163238 9781000590289 1000590283 1000590267 9781000590265

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