Normand Landry

Canada Research Chair in Media Literacy and Human Rights

Tier 2 - 2015-07-01
Renewed: 2021-08-01
Université du Québec, Télé-université
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

514-570-8412
normand.landry@teluq.ca

Research involves

Developing and evaluating public policies in media education while looking at the teaching practices used in school and community environments.

Research relevance

This research will establish an international approach to media education by developing methods and tools to make it easier to assess public policies in media literacy.

Research summary

The Canada Research Chair in Media Literacy and Human Rights is focused on the analysis of the media literacy practices used by human rights groups and on the assessment of human rights activists’ media literacy. Its approach positions media literacy as a tool used by human rights groups involved in social, cultural and political struggles. The research serves as a bridge between sociology and social movements, and communication and education studies, ensuring the theoretical and pedagogical alignment of these fields.