Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy The Crisis of Information

• Published in: Algorithms and Literacies Vol. 1
• Main Authors: Haider, Jutta, Sundin, Olof
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 2022; Lund University; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Arts; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Computer Literacy; Computer Science; Computers; Computing and Information Technology; Cultural and media studies; evaluation of sources; Humanities; Information literacy; Information Science; Information Studies; Information Technology; Information technology: general topics; Internet & Multimedia; Internet & Multimedia – Computing & IT; Language and Linguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines; Library & Information Science; Library and Information Science; Library and information sciences / Museology; Library and information services; Linguistics; Literacy; Mass Media & Communication; Media & Communications; Media and Communications; media and information literacy; Media Communication; Media Literacy; Media Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Medie-, kommunikations-, och informationsvetenskaper; paradoxes; Reference & Information Science; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Samhällsvetenskap; Social Aspects of Human Computer Interaction; Social Impact of Computing & IT on Society; Social Science; Social Sciences; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; source criticism; trust; Good Life; Swedish source criticism; teaching evaluation; Information Literacy Practices; source criticism; Sweden Democrats; generational relations; Contemporary Society; Evaluating Information Sources; Critical Information Literacy; media reporting; Information Literate; Trust Paradox; Information Literacy Initiatives; Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency; public libraries; National Library; responsibility paradox; Technical Acceleration; social practice; Google Trends; Social Acceleration; Strategic Ignoring; digital development; information literacy; Anti-vaccine Movement; anticipatory intervention; Multi-sided Platforms; Term Information Literacy; information infrastructure; Information Literacy Goals; paradoxical relations; infrastructural meaning-making; information crisis; Information Literacy Research; Information Literacy Education

Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy contributes to ongoing conversations about control of knowledge and different ways of knowing. It does so by analysing why media and information literacy (MIL) is proposed as a solution for addressing the current information crisis. Questioning why MIL is...