Topics | Media Education Lab

Girls and Media Culture

Tween and teen girls enjoy using and participating with the wide variety of media forms available as a means to express their creativity. Issues of body image, sexuality and celebrity identification are especially significant for this age group as agents of socialization.

Boston ICA Hosts 3rd Annual Film Fest: Keynote Addres by Huey
If you're in Boston on Saturday, January 28th, check out this remarkable event featuring the distinguished youth media artist, Huey.
Media Smart Seminar on October 26th
Join us for a roundtable discussion on digital and media literacy in Philadelphia. You're invited to participate in an informal seminar with educators working in K-12, college and in non-profit organizations…
Labsters Welcome NAMLE to Philadelphia
Everyone at the Media Education Lab is looking forward to the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) as it comes to Philadelphia July 22 - 25, 2011. This group…
4th Annual Conference on Media Literacy and Substance Abuse
We're proud to co-host the 4th Annual Conference on Media Literacy and Substance Abuse Prevention on April 26, 2011 at the Temple University Center City Campus. It's a special seminar…

Digital and Media Literacy: Connecting Culture and Classroom
JUST RELEASED! Learn the secrets of media literacy pedagogy in Grades 7 - 12 and maximize the power of mass media, popular culture and digital media for teaching and learning.
My Pop Studio
Create a pop star and reflect on values in music Edit a TV show and see how juxtaposition reshapes meaning Try multitasking and see how it affects your memory and attention ----And more…
Powerful Voices for Kids Program
Coming Soon - An online resource for digital and media literacy with children ages 5 - 13 Until then, meet our partner schools!
Tuning in to Media: Literacy for the Information Age
In this award-winning documentary, Renee Hobbs offers a compelling analysis of how news and entertainment covered the Rodney King beating and 1992 Los Angeles riots and introduces the key concepts…

Some of the publications of members of the Media Education Lab team:

(2010, June). Media Education Lab 2010 End-of-Year Report. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R. (2010, November). Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action. The Aspen Institute, (Washington, DC)
Spiller, K and Hobbs, R.. (2010, October). Talking About Fashion's Fat Girls: Relational Aggression in Online Communities. Paper presented at the Reimagining Girlhood conference, SUNY Cortland, (Purchase NY)
Hobbs, R. and Rowe, J.. (2008). Creative Remixing and Digital Learning: Developing an Online Media Literacy Tool for Girls. P. C. Rivoltella (Ed.). Idea Group Press , 230 - 241.
Mendoza, K.. (2007). Connecting the Literature on Girls and the Internet to Evaluation Ideas for My Pop Studio. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). WATZ UR NAM?: Adolescent Girls, Chat Rooms, and Interpersonal Authenticity. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). How do Girls Experience an Online Game for Media Literacy?: A Research Proposal. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). Book Review: Girl Wide Web: Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation of Identity. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R., Broder, S., Pope, H. & Rowe, J.. (2006, January). How Adolescent Girls Interpret Weight-Loss Advertising. Health Education Research, (21) 719-730.
Baker, B., Donnelly, K., Mendoza, K., and Surowiak, D.. (2006). Analyzing an Online Game for Media Literacy: My Pop Studio Popstar Producer. Philadelphia: Temple University