Ecomedia Literacy and SDGs: a New E-book by Professor Antonio Lopez
John Cabot University Communications and Media Studies professor Antonio Lopez recently published Ecomedia Literacy & SDGs: A Handbook for Higher Ed (ecomedialiteracy.org, 2024) This free 30-page e-book provides a guide for integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into liberal arts and sciences curricula through the framework of ecomedia literacy. Ecomedia literacy investigates the relationship between media, information and communication technology (ICT), and environmental sustainability, considering both the ecological impacts of media systems and the role of media in shaping environmental awareness and actions. The handbook offers key concepts, learning objectives, interdisciplinary applications, and practical activities to help educators incorporate ecomedia literacy and the SDGs across various disciplines in higher education.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a comprehensive framework for addressing global challenges like poverty, inequality, and climate change. Ecomedia literacy serves as a powerful tool for integrating the SDGs into curricula across all educational levels. It enables students of all ages to critically analyze the environmental impacts of media technologies, challenge greenwashing narratives, and develop media literacy skills for effective environmental campaigns. By incorporating ecomedia literacy, educators can empower learners to become informed, engaged citizens capable of tackling complex sustainability issues and promoting responsible media consumption and production practices.
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Antonio Lopez (Ph.D., Prescott College, Arizona, 2013) is a leading international specialist in media literacy education, especially in the field of ecomedia studies, and a Professor of Communication and Media Studies at John Cabot University in Rome. His teachings and interests range from media education to youth media and cultural diversity, on which he has published numerous articles and book chapters, with a special focus on linking sustainability and media literacy. Prior to The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies, he published four books, Mediacology: A Multicultural Approach to Media Literacy in the 21st Century (Peter Lang, 2008), The Media Ecosystem: What Ecology Can Teach Us About Responsible Media Practice (North Atlantic Books, 2012), Greening Media Education (Peter Lang, 2014), and Ecomedia Literacy: Integrating Ecology into Media Education, (Routledge, 2021).
