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La pensée transmédiale : une étude des actions appliquées à la pensée critique dans le domaine de la littératie transmédia
Transmedial thinking: A study of several actions applied to critical thinking in the field of media literacy

Author(s): JIMÉNEZ-MORALES Manel
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Psychology, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Communication studies, Sociology, Rhetoric
Published by: ESSACHESS
Keywords: critical thinking ; transmedia communication ; empowerment ; media literacy ; guidance project;

Summary/Abstract: The generation of so-called digital natives assumes the paradox of having a series of competences for which they have not been trained: those related to transmedia and digital communication. Their context and their surroundings make them prone to an everyday and effective use of nwe technologies, but not necessarily reflective, mature and appropriate. This article presents an analysis on the crossing of competences related to Transmedia Communication and those that have to do with Critical Thinking. Its fusion is what we have called Transmedial Thinking. To this aim, a case study has been taken as a reference, the Guidance Project by the Pompeu Fabra University, in Barcelona. Through it, a series of university and secondary school students develop Transmedia and Critical Thinking skills that enable their personal and social empowerment.

  • Issue Year: 11/2018
  • Issue No: 22 (2)
  • Page Range: 11-29
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English, French