What is critical media studies

Critical media studies according to Kearney

A broadly international and interdisciplinary field that encompasses research related to film, television, radio, games, popular music, and the internet.

We use critical theory in order to study the relationship between…

Power, media and society

Theory is a process that deals with…

Big thinking questions (ex: the social role of the media, political and historical implications of media)

Theory serves as…

A lens to study particular media phenomena

Critical theory deals with being critical of (problematizing)…

Power, critiquing social systems and proposing alternatives/solutions to the status quo (political implications)

The Apprentice is an example of

The relationship between concentrated media ownership and kinds of mediated messages we get about capitalism

Critical theory is not always…

Negative, instead demands that we question what we believe to be true, deal with uncomfortable topics and keep open minds

Our goal is to move beyond…

Your opinion to instead construct critical arguments supported by academic theory

What does the Stokes article touch on?

Being entitles to your opinion

What does Stokes say the problem with being entitled to your opinion is?

Often used to shelter beliefs that should have been abandoned