BMS430H1: Mindful Media

24S

This seminar integrates critical media studies with mindfulness pedagogy to yield an experiential and theoretical exploration of critical media literacy. A critical media studies lens is applied to various topics that dominate contemporary mediascapes, such as violence, mental health, body image, etc. Through experiential practice and study of mindfulness pedagogy, students develop practices of critical media literacy able to be applied to their own lives and in future work/study in various media industry and educational praxes.

Completion of 10.0 credits including 2.0 BMS credits. Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.
BMS401H1 (Advanced Topics in Book & Media Cultures: Mindful Media: Theory & Practice) offered in Winter 2024.
Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)