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WRITING THE VISUAL:
Writing the Visual: A Practical Guide for
Teachers of Composition and Communication
offers a variety of creative and theoretically
based approaches to the development of visual
literacy. The book’s introduction and twelve
chapters provide an array of pedagogical
perspectives, exceptional field-tested assignments
for students writing across the disciplines, and
a strong bibliographic base from which readers
might continue their exploration of visual studies.
Presenting ideas both imaginative and practical
for teachers and advanced students, Writing
the Visual aims to expand our understanding of
how visual and verbal elements contribute to a
text’s effectiveness. Extensively referencing key
figures from ancient times to the present who
have developed theories, described histories, and
provided analyses of images, Writing the Visual
responds to the growing desire for critical and
creative engagement with visual language in
composition and communication classrooms.
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Discussions of the condition of women in Iran
must attend to the relevant debates taking place
in the heterogeneous society that is Iran, debates
present not only in universities, the media, and
government but also in streets, on billboards,
and during fashion events. – Chapter 7, A Study
of Photographs of Iran: Postcolonial Inquiry into the Limits
of Visual Representation
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Carol David is Professor Emerita in the A Practical Guide for Teachers of Composition
Department of English at Iowa State University, and Communication
where she served as teacher and administrator
of composition programs from 1960 until her
retirement in 2001. Her research on writing,
visuality, and technical communication has
appeared in Technical Communication
Quarterly, Journal of Business Communication,
Journal of Business and Technical
Communication, and elsewhere.
Anne R. Richards is Assistant Professor
of English at Kennesaw State University,
where she blends critical and interdisciplinary
approaches to the teaching of multimedia
literacy and technical writing. Her research
on scientific images, color on the World Wide
Web, and multimedia sound has appeared or
is forthcoming in Technical Communication
Quarterly. As a Fulbright Fellow, she recently
taught web design and visual semiotics in
Tunisia.
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Edited by Carol David and Anne R. Richards
©2008 by Parlor Press
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