Ithaca College

Thursday, January 28 from 12:10 – 1:00 pm in Clark Lounge (Campus Center)

How have our impressions of Martin Luther King, Jr. (and social justice activism in general) been framed by the media messages we see and hear?  This workshop will explore past and current portrayals of Dr. King in a wide range of media formats (including speeches, film clips, comic books, magazine covers, songs, and websites) taken from curriculum materials developed by Project Look Sharp, Ithaca College’s national media literacy initiative.  The discussion will include how media literacy approaches can be used to move people to action and to effectively advocate for social justice issues.