"Engaging Images is an all-in-one resource for the innovative use of visual methods to study, teach, and practice student development in higher education. It introduces new approaches and revives or repurposes others, providing the field with theory behind the use of visual methods as well as concrete examples of how to use them in a time when digitization both enables and challenges scholars and educators to interact with the world in new ways."
Kristen A. Renn, Ph.D., Professor of Higher, Adult, & Lifelong Education, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for Student Success Research
Michigan State University
"If you are interested in liberating untapped teaching and learning possibilities and you want to enhance analytical skills, cultivate reflection, improve visual literacy, enrich student learning and foster a greater sense of belonging, then you must read this book and share it with your colleagues. Kelly and Kortegast courageously help us understand that we undoubtedly live in a more visual world and that higher education needs to reflect this reality in research, pedagogy and practice."
Patricia A. Perillo, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs
Virginia Tech
"Filled with detailed, practical, and powerful examples of visual practices, the chapters of this book carefully and candidly guides readers through every aspect of what it means to work with visual content in college student development research, pedagogy, and practice. This book is a must-read for anyone in student affairs who wants to develop a praxis that is attentive and responsive to the power of the visual in contemporary society.
Nana Osei-Kofi, Associate Professor of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies & Director of the Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program
Oregon State University
Editors Bridget Turner, Carrie Kortegast, and contributors document the multiple ways visual methods (e.g., photovoice, photo-elicitation, or critical media studies) enhance higher education research, pedagogy, and practice. The book contains specific examples of ways that educators can leverage the use of images to optimize student learning and encourage students critical engagement in and understanding of campus cultures.
An explicit goal of this book is to nudge higher education to broaden conventional notions of educational research (e.g., scientific inquiry), by embracing arts-based methods. Contributors offer compelling cases that arts-based methods can: make visible marginalized communities experiences that conventional research may overlook and cultivate students critical consciousness by revealing debilitating assumptions and practices in cultural and educational systems that are often hidden in plain view. The historical and theoretical overviews coupled with research and classroom exemplars reveal ways for students to decipher the increasingly visual world in which they live.
Peter Magolda, Professor Emeritus
Miami University
The scant set of examples using visual methods in higher education research makes this book a valuable resource. Grounded in research, pedagogy, and practice, this text provides a roadmap for both researchers and practitioners who incorporate images into their work. A refreshing read.
Brian L. McGowan, assistant professor of higher education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
"Contemporary college life is awash in visual images resulting from the spread of smart phone cameras and the increasing ubiquity of digital media. Engaging Images explores the emerging use of visual resources in higher education. Combining a state-of-the-art overview with compelling examples of research and practice, the edited volume is a unique and valuable compendium for anyone interested in capitalizing on the potential of visual images in higher education research, pedagogy, and student affairs."
Karen Arnold
Boston College
