Oct. 27, 2016 On the cusp of Media Literacy Week, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2016 I'm turning over the mic (er, keyboard) to MediaGirls as part of our Media Literacy Week series on creating critical thinkers in and out of the classroom. What happens when the portrayal of teens, usually played by 20-somethings, lands on real life adolescents in the form of body image angst? What media … [Read more...]
Media Literacy Week: Wait, That Actress is HOW Old?
Filed Under: Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: ABC Family hit shows, adolescent body image, body ideals, critical thinking, Freeform teen shows, Gilmore Girls, girlpower, Glee, media literacy week, Media messages, media-literacy, MediaGirls, Michelle Cove, NAMLE, PhotoShop, Pretty Little Liars, Proud to Be Me, Sexualization & Body Image, teen actresses, teen tv, teen-angst, The Illusionists, tweens and body image, twentysomething teens