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433 Words on Why Fandom Doesn’t Belong in Schools
A key part of the power of the fandom is precisely that it lies outside the realms of codified hierarchy we find in school and in the workplace...
When Curriculum is Media: The Important Lessons of ‘The Revisionaries’
Students are provided with curriculum in much the same way that religious adherents are provided with scripture, as something whose source and authorship are not be discussed, much less questioned.
Five Simple Things It’s Easy to Overlook About Comics
At ALA Midwinter, one of the people in attendance asked how many librarians in the audience still encounter opposition from parents, teachers, or school administrators in promoting and collecting comics. I was astounded to see the majority of the librarians in the audience raise their hands.
After Earth Day, Who “Speaks” for Nature?
Aren’t most of our public policy debates about the environment informed by factoids/partial data/dramatic images supplied by media coverage rather than the relevant research?
A Must-See Movie for Book Lovers Now on DVD
On top of everything else that they do, libraries with collections of thoughtfully published art books are also, essentially, museums.
Why ‘Marble Season’ is My Favorite Book of 2013 (So Far)
As far as outside-of-school literacies are concerned, "Marble Season" is possibly a definitive treatise on the subject without even intending to be...
Crowdfunding, Fandom, and Media Literacy: One Key Thing We Should Be Teaching Kids
It’s not just dollars that are getting invested in the crowdfunding process, but fans themselves.
With ‘42’ in Theaters, Here’s a Free Movie Starring Jackie Robinson
Alfred Green’s 1950 film, made at the height of Robinson’s career, is in the public domain...
Book Giveaway… Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen
If I can appreciate all the work that authors Nightingale and Palmer put into this book, imagine how genuine fans might feel...
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