Speaking the Lower Frequencies: Students and Media Literacy

Speaking the Lower Frequencies: Students and Media Literacy

Speaking the Lower Frequencies Students and Media Literacy Walter R. Jacobs state university of new york press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2005 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY, 12207 Production by Kelli Williams Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Jacobs, Walter R., 1968– Speaking the lower frequencies: students and media literacy / Walter R. Jacobs. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-7914-6395-8 (alk. paper) – isbn 0-7914-6396-6 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Media literacy–United States. 2. Critical pedagogy–United States. 3. Mass media–Social aspects–United States. 4. Postmodernism and higher education–United States. I. Title. p96.m42u585 2005 2004048231 202.3–dc22 ...