We speak with Dr. Mia Hood, author of Pop Culture Literacies: Teaching Interpretation, Response, and Composition in a Digital World, about analyzing popular music and films along with more traditional literature. Dr. Hood talks about helping students to think about their ethical perspectives while engaging with "entertainment," and the importance of educators' resisting the temptation to impose their own “expert” interpretations in favor of modeling the process. We also discuss how teachers can resist imposing their views while teaching for democracy and social justice.
Overview
00:00-00:48 Intros
00:48-02:48 Pop culture literacies
02:42-04:22 Schools’ ethical duty to help young people navigate the world as it is
04:22-06:23 Helping students to thin about their ethical perspectives
06:23-11:58 Students’ responses; Intersection of pop culture literacies and schools
11:58-15:01 Critical literacy and text analysis
15:01-19:09 Power operating within and through texts
19:09-21:56 Piercing the veil of “entertainment” to encourage critical analysis
21:56-26:25 Impact of AI
26:25-30:48 Kathy Hytten’s article, “Ethics in teaching for democracy and social justice”
30:48-33:55 Parental pushback?
33:55- Outro
Transcript
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Resources
Book Pop Culture Literacy: Teaching Interpretation, Response, and Composition in a Digital World by Mia Hood
Soundtrack by Poddington Bear
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