Presentation
Critically reading images and critical call to action: Establishing visual literacy initiatives at home and abroad
Visual Futures through International Perspectives: A dialogic compendium on visuality and visual practice
(2018)
Abstract
This position paper presents a vision of the future in which education systems and educators worldwide have successfully integrated a visual literacy curriculum into every level of education, from grade school to graduate school. This vision is based on the belief that visual literacy is a core competency and set of skills – such as finding, interpreting, evaluating, using, and creating images – that empowers individuals to participate fully in today’s visual culture by navigating the internet and social media in particular.
Keywords
- visual literacy
Disciplines
Publication Date
May, 2018
Location
University of Toronto
Citation Information
Dana S Thompson. "Critically reading images and critical call to action: Establishing visual literacy initiatives at home and abroad" Visual Futures through International Perspectives: A dialogic compendium on visuality and visual practice (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dana-statton/12/
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