John Seven: Emphasis on visual communication comes with a blind spot

Posted Monday, May 15, 2017 12:54 pm

By John Seven

NORTH ADAMS — A number of writers have lately taken to analyzing Neil Postman's 32-year-old book, "Amusing Ourselves To Death," in context its prophetic tone about the current state of our nation.…

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Aperture On Sight: Teaching Visual Literacy Through Photography

Saturday, June 3

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Aperture Gallery and Bookstore

547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY…