Who creates the cultural landscape we experience? When we watch the evening news are we
receiving unrevised information straight from the day's headlines or is it positioned in such a
way as to 'manufacture consent ' as Chomsky put it? These are just two of the fascinating
questions posed by the authors of this collection as they develop a new form of media literacy
that encourages students to become critical readers of the media that attempts to shape their
experience. This is an intriguing and wide-ranging critique that makes the perfect text for a
variety of courses including curriculum studies critical pedagogy media studies cultural
studies and political science.
