Analyzing the Dynamics of Race with Information & Visual Literacy

Stephanie Davis-Kahl; Kira Hudson Banks

Analyzing the Dynamics of Race with Information & Visual Literacy

Illinois Wesleyan University

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Abstract

This session will focus on the collaboration between a librarian and professor of psychology for a seminar, “Psychology of Racism.” Goals of the class included introducing images as a parallel means of communication to textual information and expanding the visual vocabulary of the students in order to enhance their discussions of race, racism and representations of each in the media.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 2007
Event	ACRL Arts Section / Instruction Section, American Library Association Annual Conference - Duration: Jan 1 2007 → …

Conference

Conference	ACRL Arts Section / Instruction Section, American Library Association Annual Conference
Period	1/1/07 → …

Keywords

Doctor Seuss
Hurricane Katrina
images
interpretation
media

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

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