Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Journal of Geography

Volume

113

Issue

2

First Page

78

Last Page

84

Abstract

In this media-saturated society, students need to think more critically about the media they encounter and that they are producing. Through filmmaking, students can link geographic theory and the real world, bridging the distance from readings/lectures/ discussions to the geography on the ground, making the abstract concrete. But constructing films also enhances students’ understanding of the communications they consume and the communications they construct (films, television, podcasts, YouTube, etc.). In this article, a student and instructor discuss the making of short films or videos in geography classes and how it can enhance both geographic education and media literacy.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Geography on 09/12/2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00221341.2013.846394.

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