Publications

Articles (peer-reviewed)

Kędra, J. (2023). WhatsApp iconology: Narratives on in-app photographic practices in (transnational) family communication. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49(17), 4559-4575. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2171975

Kędra, J. (2021). Virtual proximity and transnational familyhood: A case study of the digital communication practices of Poles living in Finland. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42(5), 462-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2020.1839084

Kędra, J. (2020). Performing transnational family with the affordances of mobile apps: A case study of Polish mothers living in Finland. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(13), 2877-2896. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1788383

Palviainen, Å., & Kędra, J. (2020). What’s in the family app? Making sense of digitally mediated communication within multilingual families. Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices, 1(1), 89-111. https://doi.org/10.1558/jmtp.15363

Kędra, J. (2018). What does It Mean to Be Visually Literate? – Examination of Visual Literacy Definitions in a Context of Higher Education. Journal of Visual Literacy 37(2), 67-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/1051144X.2018.1492234 Free e-print: here

Kędra, J., & Sommier, M. (2018). Children in the visual coverage of the European refugee crisis: A case study of the World Press Photo 2016. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies 7(1), 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1386/ajms.7.1.37_1

Kędra, J. (2018). Acquiring visual literacy skills: Interpretation of journalistic photographs as a tool for contemporary education. Media Education Research Journal 8.1, 49-71.

Kędra, J. (2017). Does the journalistic photograph need a context? Rethinking contextual interpretation. Studies in Visual Arts and Communication – an international journal, December 4(1).

Kędra, J. (2016). Enhancing visual literacy through interpretation of photo-genres: toward a genre typology of journalistic photographs. Journal of Media Practice 17(1), pp. 28-47. Free e-print: here

Kędra, J. (2013). To See More: A Model for Press Photograph Story Analysis, Journal of Visual Literacy 32(1), pp. 27-50.

Kędra, J. (2012). Digitalization of photojournalism: An experiment, breaking news and self-expression. Journalism Research Review Quarterly 1/2012, pp. 67-81. Rzeszów: Towarzystwo Studiów Dziennikarskich.

Gloc (Kędra), J. (2010). Zobaczyć więcej. O analizie fotografii prasowej [To See More. On Press Photography Analysis]. Zeszyty Prasoznawcze 3-4(203-204), pp. 175-191. Kraków: Ośrodek Badań Prasoznawczych.

Gloc (Kędra), J. (2010). Inność zobrazowana. Rola fotografii prasowej w uświadamianiu problemu wykluczenia spolecznego [A Portrait of The Other: How Press Photographs May Create Awareness of Social Exclusion]. Maska 9/2010, pp. 119-133. Kraków: Rada Kół Naukowych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.

Book chapters

Kędra, J. (2025, in press). Teaching visual literacy. In S. Keith (Ed.), Teaching Communication, vol. 3: Teaching Journalism and Media, D. D. Sellnow & M. G. Strawser (Series Ed.). Cognella.

Kędra, J. (2025). Teaching visual literacy: Activity in visual interpretation of journalistic photographs. In B. N. Frisby & R. Kaufmann (Eds.), Teaching Communication, vol. 4: Instructional Resources, pp. 933-936. Cognella.

Kędra, J. (2022). Introduction: Visual pedagogies in higher education. In J. Kędra (Ed.), Visual Pedagogies in Higher Education: Between Theory and Practice, pp. 1-23. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004530928_001

Kędra, J., & Žakevičiūtė, R. (2022). As visual as possible: The pedagogy of visual research methods in a Finnish university. In J. Kędra (Ed.), Visual Pedagogies in Higher Education: Between Theory and Practice, pp. 27-43. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004530928_002

Kędra, J., Laajalahti, A., Sommier, M., & Uotila, P. (2016). A Competent Participant in the New Media Landscape: Promoting an Interdisciplinary Perspective. In Kramp et al. (eds.) Politics, Civil Society and Participation: Media and Communications in a Transforming Environment, pp. 107-119. Bremen: edition lumière.

Editorials

Kędra, J., Obojska, M., & Zhu Hua (2021). Editorial, special issue: Connecting Polish families in Europe: Changing dynamics in language and communication practices. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42(5), 413-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2021.1913499

Kędra, J., & Žakevičiūtė, R. (2019). Editorial, special issue: Visual Literacy Practices in Higher Education: What, Why and How? Journal of Visual Literacy 38(1-2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/1051144X.2019.1580438

Special issue of a journal (Editor)

Kędra, J., Obojska, M., & Zhu Hua (Eds.) (2021). Connecting Polish families in Europe: Changing dynamics in language and communication practices. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42(5), 413-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2021.1913499

Kędra, J., & Žakevičiūtė, R. (Eds.) (2019). Visual literacy practices in higher education: What, why and how? Journal of Visual Literacy, 38(1-2). https://doi.org/10.1080/1051144X.2019.1580438

Edited book

Kędra, J. (Ed.) (2022). Visual Pedagogies in Higher Education: Between Theory and Practice. Brill. https://brill.com/display/title/56811

Doctoral dissertation

Kędra, J. (2016). Interpretation of journalistic photographs as an instrument of visual literacy education. Doctoral diss., University of Jyväskylä.