Critical Visual Methods to Advance Racial Justice in Educational Research The Seen and the Unseen

"Critical Visual Methods to Advance Racial Justice in Educational Research gives me a wave of relief and faith in the crusading spirit of literacy researchers. What the editors have produced with this volume by leading voices in the field is a book that amplifies the tremendous sway that visuals have on viewers. It is a book that compels readers to sit up and take notice about the power and disquietude of images. This book contributes to a better future." -- Jennifer Rowsell, University of Sheffield, UK

"Critical Visual Methods to Advance Racial Justice in Educational Research assembles cutting-edge scholarship to advance epistemic pluralism through multimodal approaches to literacy research and pedagogy. Taken together, the studies chart new directions for inquiry that honor students' and youth's creativity and varied ways of knowing and being, refusing to shy away from issues of race, power, and coloniality. This powerful compilation promises to make an influential contribution to the field in the service of education justice." -- H. Gerald Campano, University of Pennsylvania, USA

"This powerful collection on critical visual methodologies invites us to witness how images not only reflect but actively shape our social realities-especially when viewed through an intersectional lens. Readers are reminded that what we see and how we are seen are always entangled with histories of power, resistance, and possibility." -- Venus E. Evans-Winters, LCSW, Ph.D., Professor & Director of Ph.D. Programs, School of Leadership & Educational Sciences, University of San Diego, USA