Media Production, Social Media, Web 2.0, Remix Culture, Visual Culture, Fandom Culture, Youth Culture, Cultural Studies, Critical Media Literacy/Education, Critical Pedagogy
ABOUT
Lecturer in the Department of Communications Studies since 2008, Giuliana Cucinelli is also PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Education at McGill University. Cucinelli worked as a production coordinator for various professional film and video companies as well as television broadcasting corporations before finding her way back to a classroom setting. Her latest documentary Why Critical Pedagogy?, produced with David Smith, and Professors Shirley R. Steinberg and Joe L. Kincheloe has been internationally screened in the United States, Spain, The Netherlands, Australia, Korea, Iceland, Finland, and Germany. Cucinelli is currently producing a short documentary on miseducation and radial educators with The Paulo and Nita Freire Project for Critical Pedagogy. She is also the founder and project leader of the Freire Social Media Project, a university and community project dedicated to working with marginalized urban youth through the use of social media. Furthermore, Cucinelli teaches media courses for McGill University's First Nation and Inuit Education program. She has taught in various Cree and Inuit communities in Quebec including Chisasibi, Waskaganish and Whapmagoostui.
"Remixed and Mashed: Understanding the Remix and Digital Mashup Culture" is an article in the upcoming book Media Literacy: A Critical Introduction, published by Blackwell Publishing. More information about accessing the article coming soon
"The Don of Hockey: Making Comments and Offers We Can't Refuse" is a co-authored article in Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. Click here to access the full article and journal issue
"Batteries Not Included" and "My Hockey Stick" are two encyclopedia entries for the upcoming book Boy Culture, published by Greenwood ABC- CLIO. More information about accessing the article coming soon
"My Name is Sacha: Fiction and Fact in a New Media Era" is a co-authored article in Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. Click here to access the full article and journal issue. ______________________________________________________________________________
MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
Why Critical Pedagogy? _____________Figures in Critical Pedagogy
LandEscape ______________________How William Shatner Changed the World ______________________________________________________________________________
COMMUNITY MEDIA PROJECTS
The Freire Social Media Project is a new media education initiative that explores learning and living in an era of media convergence in an effort to understand the role of new media and social media and its impact on youth culture. The FSMP is also a laboratory for evolving pedagogical practice for students, teachers, community leaders and members at large. Its main goal is to work with young people by using social media to develop their critical thinking skills, transferable skills and competencies .The FSMP is part of The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy at McGill University , founded by the late Professor Joe L. Kincheloe and current director Professor Shirley R. Steinberg. ______________________________________________________________________________
CONFERENCES
Mini-Congress for Critical Discussion September 15th-20th, 2009 Sede Antonio Machado, Plaza de Santa Cruz, Baeza, Jaén, España Plenary Speaker "Social Media, Social Justice and Critical Pedagogy"
Canadian Society for the Study of Education May 23rd-26th, 2009 Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Panel Speaker "Success and Pitfalls of Creating a Global Network"
American Educational Research Association April 13th-17th, 2009 San Diego, California, USA Panel Speaker "Exploring New Media and Youth: A University, Community, and High School Collaborative Initiative" "Playful Pedagogical Landscapes: Examining the Role of New Media Through a University/School Collaborative Project" "The Freire Social Media Project: Life and Learning in a New Media Mix"
Giuliana Cucinelli Personal website with information about my work, studies, projects, collaborations, and more.
Digital Youth Literacy Digital Youth Literacy is a website that stems from my doctoral work on digital culture and youth practices. More to come.
The Paulo and Nita Freire Project for International Critical Pedagogy The Freire Project is dedicated to building an international critical community which works to promote social justice in a variety of cultural contexts. We are committed to conducting and sharing critical research in social, political, and educational locations.
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