Renee Hobbs offers a keynote address to the Teaching the Election Conference at the University of Wisconsin, Madison on September 26, 2020. Learn more: https://mediaeducationlab.com/teaching-about-2020-elections-virtual-conference
1. September 26, 2020
University of Wisconsin Madison
School of Education
Renee Hobbs
University of Rhode Island
Media Education Lab
2.
3. Comprehensive examination of
propaganda education in K-12 and
college
• Propaganda & the Attention
Economy
• News and Information as
Propaganda
• Lies, Hate Speech & Terrorism
• Art, Activism & Elections
• Entertainment & Education
36 Learning Activities
www.mindovermedia.us
4. To Win Votes
Rally the Nation
De-Humanize the Enemy
Justify War & Mass Murder
9. Who Creates
Political Expression and Propaganda?
Politicians and their allies (speeches,
debates, ads, etc)
Foreign countries (fake news, social media
posts, memes, videos, etc)
Ordinary people (dialogue, social media
posts, memes, videos, etc)
12. TIME TO VIEW
& DISCUSS
1.What emotions do
you experience while
viewing?
2.What techniques are
used to attract and
hold your attention?
3.What is omitted from
this message?
13.
14. TIME TO DISCUSS
1.What emotions did
you experience while
viewing?
2.What techniques
were used to attract
and hold your
attention?
3.What was omitted
from this message?
15. Kairos
Refers to the “timeliness” of an argument.
For an argument to be successful, it
needs an appropriate tone and structure,
and it must come at the right time.
42. Renee Hobbs
Director, Media Education Lab
Co-Director, Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Literacy
Harrington School of Communication & Media
University of Rhode Island
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
LEARN MORE
Web: www.mediaeducationlab.com