Working Image Archive (15+ images)
Visual Essay (10 images with text)
Throughout the semester, you should be continually adding to and revising your Working Image Archive, which will include images that you will use to develop your final research project. Your images can depict anything that relates to your research topic (portraits, paintings, advertisements, cartoons, etc.).
They can be personal photos/artwork, images found online, and/or scanned images from magazines/books, as long as the source of the image is indicated AND is proven to be credible. The images may be collected in any manner that you choose (in a document, slideshow, Pinterest board, Google driver folder, etc.) as long as the images and sources are shown together and can EASILY be viewed by your instructor. Your Working Image Archive will be graded on the following criteria:
All images MUST be from credible sources (not personal blogs!)
Each image MUST indicate the source from which it was taken
You will then use TEN of the images from your Working Image Archive to create a Visual Essay. The Visual Essay can be presented in a document or slideshow format, as long as your images and related text are shown together in a clear manner.
In addition to 10 properly-cited images, your Visual Essay must include a short introduction to your topic as well as brief descriptions for each image that clearly indicate how they relate to your topic and why you’ve chosen to include each one.
Your descriptions and analysis should be based on the methods for “reading” and using visual culture that will be discussed in class.
In essence, your Visual Essay should convey the ideas that will be presented in your final project primarily using visual materials instead of paragraphs of text.
Your reader should be able to get a good sense of your project’s purpose and your main arguments through viewing your images and short descriptions, which means that your selection should be extremely thoughtful and meaningful.
Further requirements, instructions, and tips for the assignment will be provided in a separate guide.
IMPORTANT: Each image MUST be properly cited in Chicago Style Format and indicate the original source. Submissions will NOT receive full credit unless this requirement is met. (Information on how to properly cite images will be provided in class.)
