Chapter 5: Studying Media Representations
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[5.1] What Are Media Representations
[5.2] Representations of Gender, Race, and Class
[5.3] Representations of Different Cultures
[5.4] Studying Media Representations
[5.5] Teaching Analysis of Media Representations
[5.6] Representation and Censorship
[5.7] Representations and Idealization
[5.8] Studying Representations of Social Types or Groups
[5.8a] Representations of Femininity
[5.8b] Masculinity
[5.8c] Masculinity and Sports
[5.8d] Gays / Lesbians
[5.8e] Racial and Ethnic Groups
[5.8f] Class
[5.9] Families and Age Groups
[5.10] War
[5.11] Political Parties and Organizations
[5.12] Counter-Representations
[5.13] Additional Web Resources
[5.14] Teaching Activities
Powerpoints
Chapter 5
[5.6.1] The File Room is an interactive archive of censorship cases from throughout history.
Other sites related to censorship:
[5.6.2] National Coalition Against Censorship [5.6.3] American Civil Liberties Union [5.6.4] American Library Association: Office of Intellectual Freedom [5.6.5] Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) [5.6.6] Freedom Forum [5.6.7] Index on Censorship [5.6.8] People for the American Way [5.6.9] Project Censored
[5.6.9a] ReadWriteThink lesson: Censorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues [5.6.9b] NCTE Guidelines: A Student’s Right to Read; Censorship guidelines [5.6.9c] NCTE: Rationales for Teaching Challenged Books [5.6.9d] NCTE: How to Write a Rationale
Organizations which may recommend some forms of censorship:
[5.6.10] American Family Association [5.6.11] Christian Coalition [5.6.12] Family Research Council [5.6.13] Focus on the Family[5.6.14] Parents Against Bad Books in Schools [5.6.15] Plan2succeed (library censorship) [5.6.16] Family Friendly Libraries [5.6.17] Parents’ Rights Coalition
Internet Censorship
[5.6.18] Electronic Frontier Foundation [5.6.19] [5.6.20] ALA: Children’s Internet Protection Act [5.6.21] Internet Free Expression Alliance [5.6.22] Families Against Internet Censorship [5.6.23] Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition [5.6.24] Freedom Forum [5.6.25] [5.6.26] Center for Democracy and Technology
