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Globalization, Media, and the Teacher-Activist's Response

Dowling College, New York, USA

Upjeet Chandan

Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, Durban, South Africa

Margot B. Hardenbergh

Fordham University, New York, USA

Mark Hedley

Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville, Illinois, USA, mhedley{at}siue.edu

Cecilia Rio

Towson University, Maryland, USA

While it has become commonplace for mainstream media outlets to offer report and commentary on trends in economic globalization, it is rare for these same media outlets to exhibit self-awareness with regards to how the media has developed the forces of globalization. In this article, five academics from disparate disciplines in the humanities and social sciences address this impact, describe the negative consequences that the globalization of media has wrought in terms of social justice, and offer ideas concerning how activist academics might challenge the current direction of media globalization, both in their classrooms and in their activist endeavors.

Key Words: activism • civil society • globalization • media • pedagogy

Critical Sociology, Vol. 34, No. 5, 753-759 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0896920508093367


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