Preface:
Section 1 Theories and Criticism
Chapter 1: Theories and Models of Media Literacy Marcus Leaning............................................................ 1
Chapter 2: Media Education as a Technology of Citizenship Niina Ussitalo.............................................................. 19
Section 2 Politics and Policy
Chapter 3: The Analogue to Digital Switchover: Media Literacy in the Context of Change Yasmin Ibrahim........................................................... 31
Chapter 4: New Media and Media Literacy: A Case Study of Media Education Policy in Taiwan Tzu-Bin Lin................................................................. 49
Chapter 5: The Politics of Media Literacy in Ontario and the Struggle for Democratic Citizenship and Media Kirsten Kozolanka........................................................ 71
Section 3 Development and Practice
Chapter 6: A Critical Evaluation of Media Literacy in Turkey and Suggestions for Developing Social Transformation and Citizenship Mine Gencel Bek & Mutlu Binark........................... 93
Chapter 7: Empowering Children in a Changing Media Environment: Media Education in the Maltese Educational System
Joseph Borg & Mary Anne Lauri ....109
Chapter 8: Information and Media Literacy in the Indian Context: Diverse Directions Mira K. Desai & Geeta Seshu.................................. 129
Section 4 Histories and Influences
Chapter 9: Failures of the Past, Absences of the Present: Peru's Radical Take on Media in the 1970s and Its Relationship with the Non-existent Media Literacy Scene in the 2000s Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla..................................... 151
Chapter 10: Media Education in Russia: A Brief History Alexander Fedorov....................................................... 167
Chapter 11: The Development of Media Literacy in Russia: Efforts from Inside and Outside the Country Jiwon Yoon.................................................................... 189
Section 5 New Directions
Chapter 12: ACCEPTED: Visual Literacy from an Interdisciplinary Perspective Teun Velders, Roberto Muffoletto, Sjoerd de Vries & Piet Kommers .... 215
