American teenagers spend: 31 hours a week watching T.V. 17 hours a week listening to music 3 hours a week watching movies 4 minutes a week reading magazines and 10 hours a week online. That’s 10 hours and 45 minutes of media consumption a day!
What is Gendered Media Literacy? The ability to analyze and evaluate gender stereotypes in the media.
When teens are empowered with media literacy skills, they have the ability to ability to interpret the limiting images in media rather than consuming them passively.
Calgary Young People’s Theatre and Urban Curvz Theatre are excited to present:
Full-Day, one week camp
Date: Dates TBD – Summer 2015
Ages: 12-17 (Boys and Girls)
More details to come in 2015!!
The TV shows, movies, commercials, and magazines we consume on a daily basis can leave us feeling un-empowered. This camp will focus on the personal empowerment of young adults by celebrating their unique views and stories.
Participants in Not Buying It! will not only gain the tools to necessary to analyze, review, and critique media messages but will also take the process one step further by re-writing stereotypes into new and unexpected stories, utilizing improv games, theatre exercises, and group discussions. The camp will conclude with a cabaret style performance featuring original pieces of theatre created by our participants and based on their discoveries over the course of the week.
Not Buying It! Is made possible through the generous support of The Calgary Foundation and Calgary Young People’s Theatre.
