1st Edition

Decolonizing Media Education Through Body and Performance

By Alexis Romero Walker Copyright 2026
144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the ways in which educators in media programs at colleges and universities can work toward decolonizing the curriculum and implementing necessary practices of media literacy to help students become more responsible media practitioners. Taking an autoethnographic approach and reflecting on their experiences as a student and educator with an intersectional identity, the author... Read more

1. Introduction: Leaning on Experience

2. Decolonizing Education, Equitable Pedagogy, and Critical Media Literacy

3. The “Hidden Curriculum” of Performance in Higher Education

4. Converging Theory with Practice When Using Media Skills

5. Using Monster Films to Interrogate Performance in the Conceptual Classroom

6. Conclusion: Critical Media Literacy Model and Suggestions

Afterword

Appendix A: Departmental Diversity Workshop: Educating Educators with Best Practices

Appendix B: Lighting the Way: Learning Inclusive Lighting Practices in Media Skills Courses

Appendix C: Monster Films for a More Inclusive Classroom Environment: Overview and Rationale

Index

Biography

Alexis Romero Walker is Instructor of Communication and Media at Fordham University, New York, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, California, USA.