Here are two readings that could be potentially useful for those who are teaching the "Media-Literacy" themed sections of CCII. These readings were added to the "More CCII Resources" page:
-One on the ways in which a popular sitcom (Friends) arguably ushered in a powerful wave of anti-intellectualism in America in the late 1990's through the early 2000's: https://medium.com/@thatdavidhopkins/how-a-tv-sitcom-triggered-the-downfall-of-western-civilization-336e8ccf7dd0#.loizw24xy
-One on the ways in which another popular sitcom (Black-ish) address the complexities of both racial issues and instances of police brutality in America: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/arts/television/blackish-police-brutality.html?_r=1
-One on the ways in which a popular sitcom (Friends) arguably ushered in a powerful wave of anti-intellectualism in America in the late 1990's through the early 2000's: https://medium.com/@thatdavidhopkins/how-a-tv-sitcom-triggered-the-downfall-of-western-civilization-336e8ccf7dd0#.loizw24xy
-One on the ways in which another popular sitcom (Black-ish) address the complexities of both racial issues and instances of police brutality in America: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/arts/television/blackish-police-brutality.html?_r=1