Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue

Earlier in the year there was a free publication from the UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID):
- Carlsson, U. and Culver, S. (eds) (2013) Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue. Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-64-0
http://www.nordicom.gu.se/cl/publ/electronic/Media_and_Information_Literacy_and_Intercultural_Dialogue.pdf

It is a 400 page publication with a large number of chapters from various parts of the world. A selection of examples:
- Michael Dezuanni and Hilary Hughes: Media and Information Literacy at Queensland University of Technology and in Australia
- Abdelhamid Nfissi: The State of the Art of Media and Information Literacy in Morocco
- Sirkku Kotilainen and Annikka Suoninen: Cultures of Media and Information Literacies among the Young
- K.V. Nagaraj and Vedabhyas Kundu: The Role of Media and Information Literacy in Promoting Mutual Respect and Sustainable Development in Culturally Diverse India
- Gerrit Beger, Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda and Akshay Sinha: From ‘What’s Your ASLR’ to ‘Do You Wanna Go Private?’ - A Study on Digital Behaviour among South African Youth and the Social Network ‘Mxit’
- Jordi Torrent: Media and Information Literacy - Fostering Intercultural Dialogue and Sustainable Development
- José Manuel Pérez Tornero and Mireia Pi: Media Literacy Policy in European Union
A New Horizon
- Ibrahim Saleh: School Literacy in South Africa - Emerging Literacy and Hidden Curricula
- Jun Sakamoto and Kyoko Murakami: The “Culture Quest” Project - Media and Information Literacy and Cross Cultural Understanding
Photo by Sheila Webber: arriving in Aberdeen yesterday, somewhat rainy