Critical literacy in social networks: a case study of students in the Department of Anthropology of the UAEMex

Abstract

This article addresses the study of critical literacy in a sample of university students. The central concept of critical literacy in the document is defined after some of Freire’ insights and studied through the relationship that students establish with reading and writing on virtual social networks. With this aim, the students’ attitudes and perceptions before different texts found on a daily basis on the social network were analyzed. In the document, we chose to work with the social network Facebook, although we mainly explore the way in which students react to information and the process of becoming aware of its veracity and social relevance. The results allow the reader to understand the way in which critical literacy occurs in these environments and the possible dimensions to be studied within this category.