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Singh, Jagtar, Alton Grizzle, Sin Joan Yee, and Sherri Hope Culver (Eds.). Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals. (MILID Yearbook 2015). Göteborg: NORDICOM, 2015. Pp. 334. ISBN 978-91-87957-13-0 (paper) 250 Kr.; euro28.00.
This yearbook of the media and information literacy and intercultural dialogue group (MILID) presents an overview of the collaboration itself as well as articles and papers discussing the different aspects of the program. The yearbook results from an association of partner universities making up the network for this particular UNESCO-backed program. These universities include Ahmadu Bello University, Cairo University, Hosei University, Nnamdi Azikiew University, Punjabi University, Queensland University of Technology, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Temple University, The Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of São Paulo, Tsinghua University, University of Gothenburg, University of Guadalajara, University of South Africa, University of the South Pacific, University of West Indies, and Western University.
Emerging from the United Nations sustainable development goals, this project looks at the role that media literacy and information literacy plays in working toward those goals. An introductory essay based on the framework and action plan of the UNESCO program sets out different principles grounding the action plan. These include convergence (an approach that would bring together different theoretical components in media and information literacy); a rights-based approach, targeting both citizens who have rights in media and information literacy and those who have the duty to develop those rights; equal rights for female and male adults and children, people with disabilities, indigenous groups, and ethnic minorities; prioritizing empowerment over protectionism; the inclusion of cultural and linguistic diversity; and the balance of actions and organizations in various regions of the world. In addition, the plan sets out a number of specific goals and objectives for the overall collaborative work. The editors arrange the 31 essays according to five key goals, with the majority falling into two categories: sustainable development through teaching and learning; and media organizations, information providers, and freedom of expression
The first part of the volume on "Sustainable Development through Teaching and Learning" explores both theoretical and practical approaches. Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II offers a theoretical underpinning for a model for teaching media and information literacy ("Explore, Engage, Empower Model: Integrating Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for...