Civic media literacies : re-imagining human connection in an age of digital abundance / Paul Mihailidis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Articulating concern verses the capacity to act -- Media literacy's civic problem -- Spectacle and distrust: emerging norms of digital culture -- The civic agency gap -- Re-imagining media literacies for civic intentionality -- Civic media literacies in action: "human-centered" interventions -- Designing civic media literacies.

Civic life today is mediated. Communities small and large are now using connective platforms to share information, engage in local issues, facilitate vibrant debate, and advocate for social causes. In this timely book, Paul Mihailidis explores the texture of daily engagement in civic life, and the resources--human, technological, and practical--that citizens employ when engaging in civic actions for positive social impact. In addition to examining the daily civic actions that are embedded in media and digital literacies and human connectedness, Mihailidis outlines a model for empowering young citizens to use media to meaningfully engage in daily life.