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Comunicar Journal 31: To teach the look. Some proposals to teach watching TV (Vol. 16 - 2008)

Towards a democratic education of the look

https://doi.org/10.3916/c31-2008-01-005

Borys Bustamante-Bohórquez

Fernando Aranguren-Díaz

Maryori Chacón

Abstract

This article is based on the research project titled «Pedagogical uses of a quality television for child and youth audiences», by an inter-institutional agreement between the National Commission of Television and the District University «Francisco José de Caldas» of Bogota, Colombia. Its goal is to study the look in our socio-cultural life to promote a critical education of the audiovisual area, starting from pedagogical proposals which entail citizenship.

Keywords

Quality TV, audiences, critical look, citizenship, socio-cultural life