This informal and interactive talk for
Texas State educators and their
students introduces participants to
the growing field of critical
discourse studies and its
multimodal approach (aka MCDA). I
will then walk participants through
some of the tools we can use to
analyze images (together with text)
and why we should do this. Finally, I
will use as an example a study on
the visual representation of dual
language education that illustrates
what a critical multimodal analysis
can look like in the field of education
and what it means for teachers and
teacher educators. The presentation
will conclude with a dialogue about
potential work at Texas State and a
chance to ask questions about doing
this kind of work.