Writing

Books:

Making Media Matter: Critical Literacy, Popular Culture and Creative Production. Routledge, 2022.

The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy. Eds. Renee Hobbs & Paul Mihailidis. With Gianna Capello, Maria Ranieri, and Benjamin Thevenin. Wiley, 2019.

Arts Education and Literacies. Eds. Amy Petersen Jensen & Roni Jo Draper. With Daniel Barney, Paul Broomhead, Pam Musil, Benjamin Thevenin, and Jenni Wimmer. Routledge, 2015.

Book Chapters:

“Media Literacy Goes Outside: A Case for Speculative Realism and Environmental Activism in the Media Arts Classroom.” Media Literacy, Equity, and Justice. Routledge, 2022.

“Remix Politics: Political Remix as an Analytic Framework for Critical Media Literacy.” The International Handbook of Media Literacy Education. Routledge, 2017.

Journal Articles:

“Storytelling, Theme Parks, and Media Literacy in Dark Ride: Disneyland.” (with Jeff Parkin) Journal of Media Literacy, 2021.

“Engaging with Things: Speculative Realism and Ecomedia Literacy Education.” Journal of Sustainability Education 23(1), (2020).

“Dark Ride Disneyland: Using Educational Games for Critical Media Literacy Education.” The Journal of Media Literacy Education 12(1), 2020.

“Princess Mononoke and Beyond: New Nature Narratives for Children.” Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture 4(2), 2013.

“Media Literacy as a Core Competency for Engaged Citizenship in a Participatory Democracy.” Paul Mihaildis & Benjamin Thevenin. American Behavioral Scientist 57(11), 2013.

“The Re-Politicization of Media Literacy Education.” The Journal of Media Literacy Education 3(3), 2012.

Reviews, Encyclopedia Entries & Other Contributions:

“Book Review: Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto” (book review). The Journal of Media Literacy Education, 13(2), 2021.

“The Tree of Life, Eco-theology, and Film: A Conversation with Prof. George Handley” (interview). The Journal of Sustainability Education 12(1), 2020.

“Authorship and Participatory Culture” (encyclopedia entry). The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy. Eds: Renee Hobbs & Paul Mihailidis. With Gianna Capello, Maria Ranieri, and Benjamin Thevenin. Wiley, 2019.

“Media Arts” (encyclopedia entry). The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy. Eds: Renee Hobbs & Paul Mihailidis. With Gianna Capello, Maria Ranieri, and Benjamin Thevenin. Wiley, 2019.

“Twine as Alternative Media: Video Games, the Culture Industry and Social Change” (lesson plan). Teaching Media Quarterly, 5(2), 2017.

“Professional Resource: The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies (2015)” (review). The Journal of Media Literacy Education 8(1), 2016.

“Advertising that ‘I’m a Mormon’” (sidebar in book). Media, Religion and Culture: An Introduction. Jeffrey H. Mahan. Routledge, 2014.

“Professional Resource: RIP! A Remix Manifesto (2007)” (review). The Journal of Media Literacy Education 3(2), 2011.

Online:

“Online Discussions of Faith & Feminism in Mormon Culture & Theology.” Third spaces: A group blog from researchers at CU-Boulder’s Center for Media, Religion and Culture. 2013.

“Media and Society: Making Art and Making Change” In Media Res: A MediaCommons Project. Apr. 19, 2013.

“Bread and Circuses: Panem as Dystopian Future or Present?” In Media Res: A MediaCommons Project. Mar. 28, 2012.

“Thing Power: Recognizing Our Reflections (or Not) in Our Tablets.” In Media Res: A MediaCommons Project. Jan. 20, 2012.

“All Your Subversion Are Belong to Culture Industry (That Means You Too, Banksy).” In Media Res: A MediaCommons Project. March 16, 2011.

“The Wild Child: A Fresh Look at the Joys and Pains of Childhood in Film.” In Media Res: A MediaCommons Project. Aug. 30, 2010.