Picture Perfect? Critical Thinking in Images
Introduce students to multimodal analysis (the analysis of images and words together) and how this can help them critically engage with media.
Overview
COURSE DESCRIPTION
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many of them are wrong? This course will help you build your multi-modal analysis skills. Multi-modal analysis can involve looking at both images and words, the majority of the analysis will be dedicated to visual analysis. From memes to the news, learn how to analyse and critically engage with images and text. Helping you develop the skills to combat disinformation.Â
This course was made in collaboration with Maximillian Guarini from the University of Bristol, The Economic and Social Research Council, and ShoutOutUK. We would like to thank them for their help and dedication.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Learn how to undertake a Multi-modal analysis.
- Understand how to critically think about images.Â
- Be able to identify how headlines and images can evoke reactions.Â
- Learn how to quickly identify and critically engage mis and disinformation within images.Â
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Course Features
- Lectures 3
- Quizzes 3
- Duration 2 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 6
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes