Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture

Online Course

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Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture

What is the course about?

Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture
The course Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture is an online class provided by University of York through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore visual culture for children and young people including, picturebooks, comics, film, television and drama

Course description
  • Explore contemporary visual children’s culture with leading experts in the field
  • 4 weeks
  • In a world where young people are surrounded by an ever increasing range of media, visual analysis of children’s culture is becoming increasingly important.
  • The course provides an introduction to popular types of visual culture for children and young people. By the end you will gain a deeper understanding of children’s film, television, drama, picturebooks and comics.
  • You will discover the wide variety of works on offer, learn to decipher these media, understand some of the ways in which they are conceived and consumed, and have a go at creating your own analysis.
  • Picturebooks
  • Comics
  • Children’s film
  • Children on TV and stage
  • Evaluate how images can be explored critically, drawing from visual analysis and childhood studies
  • Interpret visual-verbal interplay in picturebooks
  • Explain the imaginative work required by young readers/viewers to construct meaning
  • Discuss the traditions of children’s visual culture and the plurality of ways in which childhood can be or has been represented
  • Reflect on the place of images throughout a child’s development
  • With a focus on visual analysis, new media and popular culture for children, this course is ideal for anyone with an interest in contemporary educational and cultural topics, parents and those feeling nostalgia for the texts and media of their own youth.
  • University of York
  • The University of York combines the pursuit of academic excellence with a culture of inclusion, which encourages everyone – from a variety of backgrounds – to achieve their best.

Prerequisites & Facts

Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture

Course Topic

Creative Arts & Media, Literature, Photography and Visual Arts, Writing

University, College, Institution

University of York

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Pictures of Youth: An Introduction to Children’s Visual Culture

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of York you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: University of York
Topic: Creative Arts & Media, Literature, Photography and Visual Arts, Writing