Democracy 2.0 media, political literacy and critical engagement

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : democracy 2.0, old and new media, and the quest for engaged participation / Michael Hoechsmann, Paul R. Carr and Gina Thesee -- Technocracy, education, and the global imperative / Peter Pericles Trifonas -- Voluntary subservience and capitalist religion in the era of reality television politics / William M. Reynolds -- The development of democratic citizenship within the context of education for Latin American unification : media literacy 2.0, from classroom praxis to critical engagement / Raul Olmo Fregoso Bailon and Felipe de Jesus Alatorre Rodriguez -- Digital citizens, not just consumers : defining digital citizenship for democracy / Megan Ryland -- Engagement with the mainstream media and the relationship to political literacy the influence of hegemonic education on democracy / Paul R. Carr, Gary W. J. Pluim and Lauren Howard -- Embodiment as discourse in indigenous photography : narrative as multiplicitous reality / Kalli Paakspuu -- The role of social media in Africa's democratic transitions : lessons from Burundi / Anne Munene and Ibrahim Magara -- Critical pedagogy through participatory video : possibilities for post-colonial higher education in the Caribbean / Lynette Sampson -- Community-driven media in Australia : the public pedagogy of Australian indigenous activism / Renee Desmarchelier, Jon Austin and Cally Jetta -- The battle for free universal education in Chile : the use of Youtube in the student protests of 2011 / Salome Sola-Morales -- The #ocupaescola ("#occupyschool") movement : counter-hegemonic media and new ways to fight for education / Ivan Bomfim -- "Democracy! not just for locals but for us too!" : exploring multiethnic young people's calls for social change in Hong Kong through cellphilms / Casey Burkholder -- Afterword : danger ahead ready yourself and join the struggle / Peter McLaren.