Renee Hobbs

ProfessorMedia Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Harrington School of Communication and Media

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Meme-Making for Digital Literacy

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Renee Hobbs Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Harrington School of Communication and Media

September 12, 2016
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Meme-Making for Digital Literacy memes Media Literacy digital media literacy digital literacy curriculum and instruction Curator's Note Because it’s so easy to create memes, many people have experienced the mix of pleasure, transgression and creativi ...
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Kids Talk Back to the News

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Renee Hobbs Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Harrington School of Communication and Media

April 17, 2013
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Kids Talk Back to the News violence television news critical media literacy children Curator's Note Children in the upper elementary grades are beginning to feel like stakeholders in the world and want explanations for the problems and crises that ar ...

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Re: "I hate context!" The Adaptability and Spreadability of Garfield's Many Memes

A Blank Canvas for Expression

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Renee Hobbs Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Harrington School of Communication and Media

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 — 4:11 pm
The universality and timelessness of the Garfield character and his everyday situations have been mined for humor. Perhaps Garfield is now a contextually blank canvas, suitable for repurposing. Lots of culture works this way. Now I wonder if meme-makers a ...
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Re: Using Critical Media Literacy to Empower Inclusive and Active Voices in Daily Civic Life

Library Activism? Or Political Theater?

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Renee Hobbs Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Harrington School of Communication and Media

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 — 6:35 am
I'm not so sure this is an example of critical media literacy as much as it is a depiction of our culture's inevitable focus on reacting to knee-jerk emotions and fear. Make no mistake about it: the local community's effort to support the l ...