Towards a Broad and Inclusive Definition of Media Literacy
Media literacy definitions have been in flux during the 20th century. Scholars, policy makers, educators, and activists from Europe, Australia, and North Americ...
Author: andres lombana bermudez
Spooky Pumpkings
My Chilean friend Alvaro invited me to a pumpkin party the weekend before Halloween. I told him I was not very familiar with the pumpkin tradition but liked the...
Grrrrrrrl Thang Zine
Following the traces of the youth grassroots media production in Austin has been exciting. It is nice and intellectually challenging to discover new worlds. As ...
Sound, Space and Symmetry
Have you ever been in a concert where the pieces are played twice? Have you ever been in a museum which galleries have been turned into performance stages? Have...
Romantic Padlocks Invasion : Love Locks Participatory Sculptures Spread Globally
The first time I saw them was in 2010, attached to the metal railings of the Pont des Arts in Paris. They looked mysterious and out of context. Over the metal s...
Coffee Shops, Baristas, and Youth Culture
Coffee houses have been at the center of the public interactions of modern cities and societies. Although nowadays, they are not particularly the places for the...
Austin Samba School : Learning with The Acadêmicos da Ópera
I am back to school. Two weeks ago I started to participate in the Austin Samba School weekly meetings at a gymnasium located in the campus of a former Texas In...