A Visual Narrative of America: A Theoretical Approach for Analyzing Images of Stability and Change on U.S. Currency

• In Event: Novel Forms of Visual Communication

Abstract

The conversations surrounding our money and financial institutions have encapsulated this year’s conference theme: stability and change. Through an application of the ideas of Kenneth Burke, Barry Brummett, and Walter Fisher, I hope to offer a better understanding of how the visual aspects of our currency impacts the way we make sense of our money, and also the financial stability and change of our nation.

Author

• John Katsion, Multnomah University