Category Archives: Media Literacy and Pop Culture

[Trailer Review] Top Gun: Maverick & the 80s Renaissance

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Anthony_Perrotta

As Tom Cruise revealed the dynamic trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, yesterday at San Diego Comic Con, the Twitter-verse is a buzz with applause and wonder. For Generation Xers like me, all things Top Gun are a welcome return. For … Continue reading →

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Genre: A Doorway to Cultural Studies

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Anthony_Perrotta

As a Communications Technology teacher, its of pressing importance to ensure that students are not only tech savvy but culturally literate. This is at the essence of a program that encourages students to be effective communicators who can decode media … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Movies and Television | Tagged Genre Studies, Horror Genre, Scream 2, Why Genre Studies Matters | Leave a comment

Coming Soon: Catholic Media Authorship

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Anthony_Perrotta

As global citizens, students must be readied with cultural literacy that allows them to understand who they are and importantly appreciate the narratives and stories of others. Much of this is grounded in the students’ ability to understand their connection … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Educational Leadership, Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged Catholic Graduate Expectations and Media Literacy, Catholic Media Authorship, Catholic Social Teaching and Media Literacy, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, When Faith Meets Pedagogy | Leave a comment

Endgame Avenges the Theatrical Experience

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Anthony_Perrotta

Over the course of the past eleven years and twenty-two films in total as of this date, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has evolved into what seems to be an irreplaceable framework for global storytelling of mythical proportions. From the first … Continue reading →

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From Input to Output: #Medialiteracy is a Critical Literacy

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Anthony_Perrotta

This past Friday I had the unique and privileged opportunity to facilitate a workshop for a group of Toronto Catholic District School Board colleagues. In coming together as part of a self-directed professional development day, it was a humbling experience … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Technology Education | Tagged Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Media and Cultural Responsive Teaching and Learning, Media Literacy, Movies in the Classroom, Student Voice | Leave a comment

Tis’ The Season: “Gremlins” and the Power of Horror

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

One of the joys of my teaching career is that I’ve had the privilege to take my fandom of all things movies and pop culture and translate that into a legitimate study of media literacy all while working to empower … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged Gremlins, Gremlins Film Theory, Horror, Horror movies, Joe Dante, Teaching Gremlins | Leave a comment

Multi-literacy and Student Empowerment

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

As a current Masters of Education student at Queen’s University with a focus on media literacy, my goal is engage in deep learning that will not only let me reflect on practice but also impact and evolve my pedagogy. As … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Educational Leadership, Media Literacy and Pop Culture | Tagged 21st century learning, Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Global Competencies, Media Literacy, Multiliteracy, Video Production in Education | Leave a comment

Media Literacy is a Critical Literacy

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

Well before I became a teacher, I was in the intellectual minefields of justifying my film studies within the circles of english majors and aspiring political scientists. Although film is without argument the most global industrial art form with an … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Student Voice | Tagged Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Film Production in Schools, Media Literacy, Student Voice, Student Voice and Film Production | Leave a comment

Andi Mack: A Parent’s Guide to Season 3 (Thus far).

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

Earlier this year I wrote a post celebrating Disney’s Andi Mack for its cultural forwardness. From Cyrus growing into his understanding of his own sexuality to Jonah’s struggle with anxiety, the show created by Terri Minisky (of Lizzie McGuire fame) … Continue reading →

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From Prey to Predator: Laurie Transformed

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

Just yesterday I sat in a darkened movie theatre with over 150 Communications Technology students to watch Halloween (2018). It’s always a treat to sit and watch a horror film with teenagers in a shared space. Unlike most adults who … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Theory, Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Movies and Television | Tagged David Gordon Green, Halloween, Halloween Film Criticism, Laurie Strode, Michael Myers | Leave a comment