Visual Literacy in Terms of Cultural Connection
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2022-10-11

Podcast Link: https://bit.ly/3ytOOD2

Abstract:
In the area of globalization, societies increasingly use visual arts to communicate and teach. This presentation explains universal and culturally-defined aspects of visual literacy in light of cultural arts. In the process, it signals the importance of understanding cultural differences to appreciate cultural visual values and minimize culture clashes. It then discusses the role that librarians play to embrace cultural arts and visual literacy, both in terms of resources as well as instruction.

Biography:
Professor Lesley Farmer coordinates the Librarianship program at California State University Long Beach, and was named the university’s Outstanding Professor. She also manages the CSU ICT Literacy Project. She earned her MLS at UNC Chapel Hill and her doctorate at Temple University. Dr. Farmer chaired IFLA’s School Libraries Section and is a Fulbright scholar. A frequent presenter and writer for the profession, with over 35 published books, she won several national and international awards for her contributions to librarianship. Farmer’s research interests include digital citizenship, information andmedia literacy, and data analytics. Her most recent books are Impactful Community-Based Literacy Projects (ALA, 2020), Fake News in Context (Routledge, 2021), and Reference and Information Sources andServices for Children and Young Adults (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022).