Visual literacy

People who see a difference between literature and other forms of storytelling in terms of quality, analytical depth, and cultural, historical, or political relevance

In our household, we have a few ground rules about how we communicate with other humans. We don’t pretend butter is gross, we don’t say “race”, and we don’t think books are, by default, better than their film adaptations.

From Wikipedia:

Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed text.

For further exploration

  • Stories we tell / stories we don’t tell
  • Reader-response criticism
  • Semiotic democracy

Notes linking here

  • Schindler's List
  • Erasing racism in 'Riverdale'
    Exploring diversity and inclusion in the hit TV series
  • The Undoing
  • Now
    In life Thinking about visual literacy, in part because the bulk of Anja’s academic work is focused on it right now, but also because I just love telling people off whenever they say that “the book is better than the movie”. I’m interested in learning about buddhism, but I don’t know where to start. Everything seems either too technical or too Pinterst quotesque. A trusted source tells me Pema Chödrön, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Herman Hesse’s Siddharta are good entry point. Off we go. I’ve been mentoring over on ADPList for a while now, and I can only say I’m truly enjoying it. It’s great to work with researchers, designers, and product managers in different stages of their careers.