Critical Literacies, Meaning Making and New Epistemological Perspectives

Abstract

This article presents a research analysis in which Brazilian university students were the subjects of research in regard to their reading of cinema images. The analysis discusses the way the meanings are constructed by these students and reflects on interpretation and meaning construction in accordance with new epistemological perspectives that have been postulated recently (Morin, 1998; Lankshear & Knobel, 2003). It, thus, considers the present needs of the multimodal and hypertextual communication approached in the multiliteracy studies (Cope & Kalantzis, 2000), and the university preparation for a critical and participative cultural and social practice (Castells, 1999). Key words: Meaning making, critical literacy, digital epistemologies Este articulo presenta un analisis investigativo en el cual alumnos de una universidad brasilena fueron entrevistados sobre sus lecturas de imagenes de cine. El analisis discute la manera en que los significados son construidos por estos alumnos y reflexiona sobre la interpretacion y la construccion de los mismos, segun la nueva perspectiva epistemologica que ha sido postulada recientemente (Morin 1998; Lankshear & Knobel 2003). Considera las necesidades presentes de la comunicacion multimodal e hipertextual imbuida en los estudios de multiletramento (Cope & Kalantzis, 2000), como asi tambien la preparacion universitaria para una practica social critica y participativa (Castels, 1999). Palabras Clave: Creacion de significados, lecto-escritura critica, epistemologias digitales

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