Reading Art: Multiliteracies and History Education
Open Access
Author:
Kingkaysone, Judy Souchita
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Degree:
Master of Science
Document Type:
Master Thesis
Date of Defense:
December 09, 2015
Committee Members:
Patrick Willard Shannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keywords:
history education historical thinking multiliteracies arts integration
Abstract:
This article (published two years prior) was an early foray connecting historical thinking, the arts, and multiliteracies and served as a base for subsequent graduate work. It is an exploration of the value added to secondary history education through the inclusion of visual art from a multiliterate framework instead of an aesthetics one. Semiotic theory and Panofskian art history analysis are discussed. Multiliteracies theory posits that art is text, similar to print text. By reading art for historical understanding and subsequently utilizing historical thinking, critical thinking and cultural awareness skills are developed.
