It is vital that critical media literacy be integrated in media programs’ skills courses. For students to become well-rounded and inclusive media makers, educators need to help students gain critical media literacy skills when producing content. This can be done through understanding and using film theory, which demonstrates to educators how canonized visual language is systemically discriminatory. The use of contemporary film theories helps students learn to subvert the canonized language, resulting in positive representations of all communities. With convergence of conceptual topics related to race, gender, and sexuality, educators and students can work together to produce equitable media.
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