A Short History of Visual Literacy: The First Five Decades

A Short History of Visual Literacy: The First Five Decades by Alan Michelson

The origins and history of Visual literacy (VL) are summarized in this article, from the 1960s writings of John L. Debes, Marshall McLuhan and others of the Rochester School, to the influence of the Internet in the 2000s. ERIC and Google Scholar searches are used to analyse the evolution of its literature over time.