Visual Sociology in the Classroom

Using Imagery to Teach the Politics of Globalization

Bibliographic Data

ID6353443
AuthorsDavid C Earnest (0000-0002-2109-7230), Jennifer N Fish
Year2014
Volume34
Issue3
Pages248-262
Publication date2014-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-9256.12041
OpenAlexW2128747967
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

How do students ‘see’ globalization? How do they understand visual representations of its political, social and ethical dimensions? This article discusses the use of visual materials as a tool for teaching globalization theory. Images convey specific values and beliefs, frame understandings of global problems, provide access to distant locales and offer a form of resistance. Such media allow students to consider how images may reproduce inherently politicized articulation, and to gain a better understanding of models of and concepts related to globalization. The article discusses a specific exercise, learning outcomes and pedagogical barriers to students' understanding of visual representation of space and place. It provides both specific images related to globalization and student analyses which illustrate how visual analyses may facilitate integration, synthesis and retention of otherwise abstract theories and concepts

Articulation (sociology · Epistemology · Frame (networking · Globalization · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law

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