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Critical Perspectives on Digital Literacies: Creating a Path Forward

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  • Hiller A. Spires

    (Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, North Carolina State University, USA)

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This thematic issue of Media and Communication features a range of critical perspectives on digital literacies with the aim of shedding light on a path forward with respect to theory, research and practice. The issue hosts fourteen articles divided into four themes that address digital literacies in varying ways. The four themes are (a) defining digital literacies, (b) socio-cultural theories of digital literacies, (c) digital literacies in practice, and (d) digital skills and efficacy. The articles make a strong case for the continued exploration of the significance and (re)definition of digital literacies within our global communicative landscape. The authors have inspired new dialogue, research directions, innovative practices, and policy on digital literacies. As digital technologies continue to evolve so too will intellectual frameworks—generating nuance and scope for and by researchers as well as practitioners.

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  • Hiller A. Spires, 2019. "Critical Perspectives on Digital Literacies: Creating a Path Forward," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 1-3.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:7:y:2019:i:2:p:1-3
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    1. Michelle Schira Hagerman, 2019. "Digital Literacies Learning in Contexts of Development: A Critical Review of Six IDRC-Funded Interventions 2016–2018," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 115-127.
    2. Claudia Riesmeyer & Julia Hauswald & Marina Mergen, 2019. "(Un)Healthy Behavior? The Relationship between Media Literacy, Nutritional Behavior, and Self-Representation on Instagram," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 160-168.
    3. Kewman M. Lee & Sohee Park & Bong Gee Jang & Byeong-Young Cho, 2019. "Multidimensional Approaches to Examining Digital Literacies in the Contemporary Global Society," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 36-46.
    4. T. Philip Nichols & Amy Stornaiuolo, 2019. "Assembling “Digital Literacies”: Contingent Pasts, Possible Futures," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 14-24.
    5. Anna-Lena Godhe, 2019. "Digital Literacies or Digital Competence: Conceptualizations in Nordic Curricula," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 25-35.
    6. Priscila Berger & Jens Wolling, 2019. "They Need More Than Technology-Equipped Schools: Teachers’ Practice of Fostering Students’ Digital Protective Skills," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 137-147.
    7. Maha Bali, 2019. "Reimagining Digital Literacies from a Feminist Perspective in a Postcolonial Context," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 69-81.
    8. Chang Yuan & Lili Wang & Jessica Eagle, 2019. "Empowering English Language Learners through Digital Literacies: Research, Complexities, and Implications," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 128-136.
    9. Audrey Yue & Elmie Nekmat & Annisa R. Beta, 2019. "Digital Literacy Through Digital Citizenship: Online Civic Participation and Public Opinion Evaluation of Youth Minorities in Southeast Asia," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 100-114.
    10. Alicja Pawluczuk & Gemma Webster & Colin Smith & Hazel Hall, 2019. "The Social Impact of Digital Youth Work: What Are We Looking For?," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 59-68.
    11. Marcus Leaning, 2019. "An Approach to Digital Literacy through the Integration of Media and Information Literacy," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 4-13.
    12. Andreas Lund & Anniken Furberg & Greta Björk Gudmundsdottir, 2019. "Expanding and Embedding Digital Literacies: Transformative Agency in Education," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 47-58.
    13. Monica Banzato & Francesca Coin, 2019. "Self-Efficacy in Multimodal Narrative Educational Activities: Explorative Study in a Multicultural and Multilingual Italian Primary School," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 148-159.
    14. Diane Watt, 2019. "Video Production in Elementary Teacher Education as a Critical Digital Literacy Practice," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 82-99.
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