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Media Literacy Among Ex-Untouchables in a Networked Society: A Comparative Analysis of Media Literacy of Pre- and Post-Digital Era Dalits

Media Literacy Among Ex-Untouchables in a Networked Society: A Comparative Analysis of Media Literacy of Pre- and Post-Digital Era Dalits

Ali Saha
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799880257|ISBN10: 1799880257|EISBN13: 9781799880264
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8025-7.ch011
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Saha, Ali. "Media Literacy Among Ex-Untouchables in a Networked Society: A Comparative Analysis of Media Literacy of Pre- and Post-Digital Era Dalits." Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized, edited by Jacquelynne Anne Boivin and Heather Pacheco-Guffrey, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 228-246. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8025-7.ch011

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Saha, A. (2022). Media Literacy Among Ex-Untouchables in a Networked Society: A Comparative Analysis of Media Literacy of Pre- and Post-Digital Era Dalits. In J. Boivin & H. Pacheco-Guffrey (Eds.), Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized (pp. 228-246). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8025-7.ch011

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Saha, Ali. "Media Literacy Among Ex-Untouchables in a Networked Society: A Comparative Analysis of Media Literacy of Pre- and Post-Digital Era Dalits." In Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized, edited by Jacquelynne Anne Boivin and Heather Pacheco-Guffrey, 228-246. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8025-7.ch011

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Abstract

The caste system, which prescribed punishments for Dalits, is slowly eroding, but the atrocities against Dalits continue on a scale that makes Dalit travails seem extreme. Previous scholars have argued such oppression because of the lack of proper representation of Dalit atrocities in the mainstream media and space for Dalits to voice their concerns. In a networked society, Dalits are creating identities on online spaces. This chapter, hence, discusses Dalit empowerment from the lens of media literacy through a case study approach. Three case studies have been analysed and conceptualised along the lines of media literacy and networked society. Overall, this study reflects that media literacy assists streamlined development of the culture and ideologies with media, creative and communicative abilities, and critical thinking. Considering the absence of regulations or policies to ‘media educate' the school students, especially the minorities, this research creates an awareness and helps in policy establishment aimed towards implementing media literacy education curricula.

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