Media Portrayals of Religion: Introduction

Canada is a culturally diverse country that is home to many different religions. These religions, however, are not always equally represented in Canadian media, where portrayals of religion are often stereotyped and disempowering.

Media Portrayals of Religion: Overview

Since the 1990s, media educators Anita Day and Guy Golan have identified increased tension between people of faith and media outlets ^[1]. Media and religion are two concepts that can be challenging to partner: religion is frequently misrepresented in media for a wide variety of reasons, whether as a result of mistakenly held beliefs or by dramatizing religion to sell newspapers or attract viewers.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Arts 3

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Arts 3

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Social Studies Grade 10

This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 10 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - English Language Arts 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 8 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Career and Technology Foundations

Career and Technology Foundations

Outcome Chart - Nunavut - Grade 5

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nunavut curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Interdisciplinary Topics in Science 40S

General Learning Outcome A – Nature of Science and Technology

Overall Expectations

Differentiate between science and technology, recognizing their respective strengths and limitations in furthering our understanding of the material world, and appreciate the relationship between culture and the development of technologies.

Specific Expectations

SLO A1:

Identify and appreciate the manner in which history, circumstance, and culture shape the science of a society and its creation or use of technologies.

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Computer Studies 20

Computing and Society

CS20-CS1 Explore the underlying technology of computing devices and the Internet, and their impacts on society.

a. Investigate how computing devices function and how the Internet allows connected devices to communicate.

b. Research the history of computing devices and the Internet, including key milestones and contributors

f. Explore the societal impacts of ubiquitous Internet access, cloud computing and connected devices.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Computer Science 20 (Grade 10)

Computing and Society

CS20-CS1 Explore the underlying technology of computing devices and the Internet, and their impacts on society.

• a. Investigate how computing devices function and how the Internet allows connected devices to communicate.
• b. Research the history of computing devices and the Internet, including key milestones and contributors
• f. Explore the societal impacts of ubiquitous Internet access, cloud computing and connected devices.
• h.