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Critical Thinking, Media, and Smart Technologies: Edu-Communication the New Frontier of Digital Literacy

Critical Thinking, Media, and Smart Technologies: Edu-Communication the New Frontier of Digital Literacy
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Author(s): Daniele Battista (University of Salerno, Italy), Francesca Cubeddu (IRPPS-CNR of Rome, Italy)and Lucia Picarella (University of Foggia, Mercato San Severino, Italy)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 30
Source title: Modern Media Literacy: Generative AI, Social Media, and the News
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Tom Hallaq (Kansas State University, USA)and Jacob Groshek (Kansas State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-0872-2.ch007

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Abstract

Contemporary societies are increasingly shaped by participative and interconnected logics, with digital platforms playing a key role in reshaping social, cultural, and economic interactions. These platforms are spaces for exchange and the redefinition of data flows, where two-way interaction between consumption and production is central. Digital platforms have gained importance in education, especially through media literacy programs. This article explores the diffusion of edu-communication in Latin America, based on liberative education, popular communication, and cultural studies. It analyzes edu-communication as a tool to enhance intersubjectivity, focusing on the individual and media interactions, and reframing socio-cultural practices with political implications. The article is divided into three parts: challenges of digital media in education, the need for new media education, and the Latin American perspective on edu-communication.

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