Here is the list of Media Literacy Week activities.
Check back for updates and more details.
Sunday, Oct. 12
Proclamation - Breakfast
Proclamations (St. Louis City, County, St. Charles, Governor’s Office, Legislature)
Monday, Oct. 13
Evening Session: Health & Media Literacy
Facility-SIU-Edwardsville
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Kemper Museum- Digital Media
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Session: Video Games
Young Hall Auditorium, Lindenwood Campus, St. Charles, Mo
Thursday Oct. 16
Film- “Idiocracy” Webster Film Series
Webster University, Webster Groves, Mo
Friday Oct. 17
Media and Politics
Saturday, Oct. 18
Academic Symposium
Presentations from students around the region which will include three sessions on media literacy and one session on teaching media literacy. Two sessions (9:00-10:15, 10:30-12:00)
Celebration: Music, Awards: Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Award
A Call for Papers...
Media Literacy Symposium
Saturday, Oct. 18, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Webster University
Graduate, undergraduate and high school students from the St. Louis region are invited to present papers (with accompanying media) that analyze media and media presentations. A second strand of presentations consists of education students/teachers who will focus on media
literacy pedagogy.
The event is supported by all area universities, including Webster University. These sessions give students an opportunity to present their media literacy research.
The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2008. Two copies of the paper, along with the Submission Form, should be mailed to:
Art Silverblatt, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Communications and Journalism
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood
St. Louis, Missouri 63119
