Abstract
Marshall McLuhan’s familiar maxim, the medium is the message, comports well to contemporary museum studies, particularly when considering the values of inclusion and equity. McLuhan’s main point was to reify media form as equally worthy of study and critique as media content. Likewise, when considering museums as sites of study and critical spaces for culture and community, we should pay attention to museum form as much as we do to museum content. This study considers the interdependency of museums and media literacy studies within a DEI-infused learning environment by examining four pedagogical criteria: architecture, ethics, the role of trauma, and an aesthetics of care.
Presenters
David MoscowitzJournalism and Mass Communications (SJMC), College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Museum Transformations: Pathways to Community Engagement
KEYWORDS
Media Literacy, Museums, Community Engagement, Marshall McLuhan, Media Ecology, Postmodernity
