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- Dec 15, 2021
Mapping theories for media and digital literacy
Season: 3 Episode: 9 This week Elizabeth wraps up season 3! This season was focused on Media and Digital Literacy, and Elizabeth runs through all the concepts we covered to help you gain a greater understanding of how these concepts are interrelated. Elizabeth also takes a look back at some concepts and episodes from previous seasons, and looks to the future for our next season on mis- and dis-information. Additional Resources: Remember Season 3, Episode 1 with Matthew from M

- Dec 8, 2021
Rebroadcast of Surveillance Capitalism with Vass Bednar
Season: 3 Episode: 8 [Rebroadcast of S02 E02] Elizabeth chats with public policy expert Vass Bednar about surveillance capitalism. Taking a few Canadian examples, they talk about how tech companies collect and use data about their users, how privacy policy might be a red herring and how incentive structures in the tech industry contribute to the system of surveillance capitalism.
Additional Resources: Shoshana Zuboff's The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is the key text. Th