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WhereForm
Becomes Function:
The Application and Incorporation of Visual Literacy
Principles to Instructional Design
Visual Literacy is ………
What do you see?
What does it mean?
What is the context of the information in this image?
Information Literacy is ………
What information do you need?
Where will you find that information?
How can you use the information you have found?
Images as Information
• View the film Born into Brothels
• Write a 10 page research paper
• The thesis of your paper must be derived from the film
• Use library databases to find scholarly literature to support your thesis
• Use the film as one of your information sources
Assignment:
Where to Start ?
What do the images tell you about the
world?
What do you see when you look at a
film?
Learning Objective 1
Students will learn how to translate visual information into
keywords
What key concepts are explored in the film Born into Brothels?
Prostitution
Photography
Documentary Film
Poverty
India
Children
Self-Esteem
Opportunity
Creativity
Montage
Learning Objectives 2 and 3
Students will learn thatkeywords reveal perspective
And that
one visual source may be viewed from multiple
perspectives
Which key conceptswill you explore?
Prostitution
Photography
Documentary Film
Poverty India
Self-Esteem
Opportunity
Creativity
Montage
social context
This perspective looks at the film as a document describing the world and society that the people in the film inhabit.
Poverty
India
Prostitution
A paper written from this perspective might discuss the economic and social conditions that perpetuate the red light districts and brothels in India.
Possible keywords :
artistic technique
Documentary films
This perspective considers the film as an art work in its own right.
Photography
Montage
Films can be discussed according to their style of photography, the way they are edited, how the actors are directed, and the type or ‘genre’ of film.
Possible keywords :
personal narrativeFilms are most often seen as story telling devices.
Self-esteem
Opportunity
Creativity
The paper that is written from this perspective would discuss the events that happened to the people in the film – the situations they cope with, how they manage their lives.Possible
keywords :
Prostitution
Photography Documentary Film
PovertyIndia
Self-Esteem
Opportunity
Creativity
Montage
Learning Objective 4
Students will learn that perspective guides search strategy
Which database to researchsocial context ?
• ProQuest’s Research Library
• Art Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
Which database to researchartistic technique?
• ProQuest’s Research Library
• Art Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
Which database to researchpersonal narrative ?
• ProQuest’s Research Library
• Art Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
Perspective: social context
Keywords:
India AND Poverty AND Prostitution
Database:
Sociological Abstracts
Search Strategy
Learning Objective 5
Students will learn how to link visual information with print information via database searching
Articles Found
• Biswas-Diener, R., & Diener, E. (2001). Making the best of a bad situation: Satisfaction in the slums of calcutta. Social Indicators Research, 2001, 55, 3, Sept, 55(3), 329-352.
• Chattopadhyay, M., Bandyopadhyay, S., & Duttagupta, C. (1994). Biosocial factors influencing women to become prostitutes in india. Social Biology, 1994, 41, 3-4, fall-winter, 41(3-4), 252-259.
• Kumar, P. (1961). Prostitution: A socio-psychological analysis. The Indian Journal of Social Work, 1961, 21, 4, MAR, 21(4), 425-430.
• Pillai, T. V. (1982). Prostitution in india. The Indian Journal of Social Work, 1982, 43, 3, Oct, 43(3), 313-320.
Learning Objective 6
Students will learn how to use information in multiple formats (image, text, data)
to support one thesis
Writing Your Paper
Textual Information
Visual Information
Don’t forget to cite your film!
Briski, Z. (2004). Born into Brothels [Motion Picture]. New York: Thinkfilm.
Where Form Becomes Function:Created by
Andrea Slonosky and Jane Suda
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
