Illuminating Perspectives through Critical Visual Literacy: 56th Annual IVLA Con

Opening classroom spaces to less traditional forms of inquiry, communication and sense making, fosters validation and empowerment. This paper highlights the work of Hispanic students in a Hispanic serving community college, whom were encouraged to personally connect their lived experiences to course content. Framed by critical multimodal literacy framework and visual and multimodal methods, participants created hybrid expressions of their lived experiences and their connection to what they learn in a Chicano history course. It is strongly recommended that educators incorporate multimodalities to create more meaningful and culturally responsive spaces for students.