Learn to Critically Analyze Media Content
Join a hands-on workshop that seeks to empower people with tools and methods to critically analyze the media content they interact with so they can become active users rather than passive consumers. These are essential skills, especially for those concerned about social and environmental justice.
Participants will learn and practice how to help bridge divisions and foster constructive dialogue within their communities.
Drawing on the groundbreaking research of Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff (2022), workshop facilitators Aaron Korbachs and Jacob Martens will help attendees better identify and dissect propaganda, spot fake-news stories, understand ideology and representation in media, and cultivate more mindfulness regarding their information environments.
About Aaron Korbacher
Aaron Korbachs (he/him) is a Settler of German and Asian descent living on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the Sinixt People, who is passionate about bringing communities together and building solidarity for social and environmental action. Aaron is a humanities high school teacher in the public school system, who sees the enormous potential of intersectional, place-based, decolonial, and critical pedagogy in education to create a more just and inclusive world.
About Jacob Martens
Jacob Martens (he/him) is a Settler activist-academic of German and Scottish descent living on unceded Sinixt təmxʷúlaʔx who is passionate about the intersections between decolonial feminism and media and communications studies. His grassroots organizing has focused on various interrelated social and environmental justice struggles, such as climate crisis, Indigenous sovereignty, refugee solidarity, and tenant rights. He holds a master’s degree in Politics Research.
Admission is by donation.