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Continue reading →: Welcome!Welcome to my website, Teaching in a “Post-Truth” World. Eventually, I hope this site will become a resource for teachers of English and other subjects who care about mis- and disinformation, critical media literacy, and epistemology. Currently, it features my ongoing dissertation research, an IRB-approved case study exploring the integration…
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Continue reading →: ‘Kimberly’: Affective AnalysisThis analysis is based on the transcript of a 35-minute interview with “Kimberly,” a teacher who is one of my participants and practitioner-researchers. I conducted this semi structured interview on Dec. 20, 2023, over Zoom, and transcribed it the week of Jan. 10, 2024, with the help of Otter.ai, a…
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Continue reading →: ‘Kelly’: Poetic AnalysisThe analysis and the poem (“Tree Octopus: A Found Poem”) that follow are based on my interview with “Kelly,” one of the five teachers participating as practitioner-inquirers in my dissertation research on critical media literacy. Kelly is a white woman in her late 20s, a graduate of the English education…
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Continue reading →: ‘Lana’: Traditional AnalysisThis analysis is based on the transcript of a one-hour interview with “Lana,” a student teacher who is one of my participants and practitioner-researchers. I conducted this semi structured interview on Dec. 18, 2023, over Zoom, and transcribed it the week of Jan. 10, 2024, with the help of Otter.ai,…
Hello,
I’m Ben Lathrop.
Welcome to Teaching in a “Post-Truth” World, a resource for teachers of English and other subjects who care about mis- and disinformation, critical media literacy, and epistemology. I’m a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, where I am researching how teachers integrate critical media literacy and epistemology into their curriculum. Currently, this website features my ongoing dissertation research. A National Board Certified Teacher, I taught high school English for 18 years before beginning my doctoral work.
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