Critical media consumption

Alisa Kathol  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1D7bXSbbKzYE6Hi6biTDzA

"I don't know what to do: I am of two minds," wrote the poetess Sappho, and this feeling could define many people's daily situations ...

We create and are surrounded by so many messages, so much information, so many stimuli, and so many options - feasible or not - that we are torn into much more than just wishing one thing or another.

Speed ​​has always been well valued, but immediacy has become the most important thing. We are told to be happy, show a constant smile and even that we should be experts in the preparation of nutritious and beautiful looking food. All this is great if it really is what you deem to be truthful for you.

It's okay to contribute in one way or another to media, or to support some topics or contents.

It doesn't matter if we hear the same song over and over, whatever the message of the song is or its ideology.

How often have you found yourself singing along to a summer song even if you don't like it. It's so common. 

Sometimes we may find ourselves laughing at jokes and memes about people or groups, or we may follow some current online chat that may not favor all people.

Or for listening, reviewing or reading the news on media, does this mean that we believe or support some or all of their messages?

It does not define us whether we buy a t-shirt printed with the NASA logo or one that says “Free the nipple”. And it is not exclusive that we like what reggaeton transmits to us as well as enjoying classical music.

What is important is that when we make a decision, we do so consciously and hold ourselves accountable for it. It is important to be aware of who we are, and how we engage with media and life in general, because who we are in media is a reflection of who we are, and media is a social reflection.

Consciously or unconsciously we build the real and virtual world, we all together build realities.

Knowing who we are and what we contribute is really not easy.

The following contents will help with this analysis: with who we are, but especially with how we choose to show ourselves to others.

The content allows us to reflect and deepen “the question of who we choose to be”, how and why the internal and external stimuli and media messages are influencing -even conditioning- us and in turn analyze, identify and distinguish these factors.

This will further enable us to consciously select our media, and sing and dance freely to what we like while cooking, whether it is nutritious or beautiful looking food. 

Learning content

• My media profile
• Discourse analysis
• Disinformation, over-information and reactions

Learning objectives

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