Sumários

‘I knew you were media when you walked in’: Media Literacy Theory & Practice (I)

8 Outubro 2025, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins

‘I knew you were media when you walked in’: Media Literacy Theory & Practice (I)

  • What is media literacy?: A theoretical introduction
  • Literacy & media
  • How can media literacy shape our daily lives & our social relationships?

Reading & Discussion: “’Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation” (By Max Fisher | The New York Times) (II)

6 Outubro 2025, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins

Reading & Discussion: “’Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation” (By Max Fisher | The New York Times) (II)

  • Class Discussion
  • Key themes: identity & belonging & how they shape media consumption, misinformation & disinformation

CPE Practice

Reading & Discussion: “’Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation” (By Max Fisher | The New York Times) (I)

1 Outubro 2025, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins

Use of Language: In-class Exercise

Watch: TED Talk: "How False News Spread"

Reading & Discussion: “’Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation” (By Max Fisher | The New York Times)

First Assignment: Media Task 1 (instructions and assessment criteria available on Moodle)

Media (III): UGT (cont.). Traditional vs. New Media.

29 Setembro 2025, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins

Media (III): UGT (cont.)


Traditional vs. New Media.
  • In-class group exercise.
HOMEWORK: Read "'Belonging is Stronger than Facts: The Age of Misinformation." (see Moodle)

Media: Definition & Significance

24 Setembro 2025, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins

Media: Definition & Significance

  • Fast-changing Media: Convergence
  • Uses & Gratification Theory
  • Human needs & Media Use
  • Why media is important to culture