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Tell Me Sweet Little Lies: Racism as a Form of Persistent Malinformation. PIL Provocation Series. Volume 1, Number 4

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Title: Tell Me Sweet Little Lies: Racism as a Form of Persistent Malinformation. PIL Provocation Series. Volume 1, Number 4
Language: English
Authors: Cooke, Nicole A., Project Information Literacy
Source: Project Information Literacy. 2021.
Availability: Project Information Literacy. P.O. Box 208, Sonoma, CA 95476. Tel: 707-939-6941; Fax: 707-938-7690; e-mail: info@projectinfolit.org; Web site: http://projectinfolit.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Deception, Stereotypes, Information Sources, Information Literacy, Cultural Literacy, Critical Literacy, News Reporting, African Americans, COVID-19, Pandemics, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Teaching Methods
Abstract: Racist/racialized malinformation is the phenomenon of how we are conditioned, socialized, and repeatedly bombarded with racist and negative images and stereotypes. These stereotypes are repeated and normalized until they become malinformation. Persistent malinformation comes through media, textbooks, religion, celebrated holidays, pop culture, and so many other venues. Malinformation comes through subtly and imperceptibly and is so ingrained it has become difficult to recognize and defeat. Can mis/dis and racist malinformation be eliminated? Perhaps not, but they can certainly be managed through even more persistent education, specifically, what the author has come to call "critical cultural literacy" (CCL) education. In this article, the author discusses what CCL is and how can it address this current social and educational quandary.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: ED616545
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Racist/racialized malinformation is the phenomenon of how we are conditioned, socialized, and repeatedly bombarded with racist and negative images and stereotypes. These stereotypes are repeated and normalized until they become malinformation. Persistent malinformation comes through media, textbooks, religion, celebrated holidays, pop culture, and so many other venues. Malinformation comes through subtly and imperceptibly and is so ingrained it has become difficult to recognize and defeat. Can mis/dis and racist malinformation be eliminated? Perhaps not, but they can certainly be managed through even more persistent education, specifically, what the author has come to call "critical cultural literacy" (CCL) education. In this article, the author discusses what CCL is and how can it address this current social and educational quandary.