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Visual worlds / edited by John R. Hall, Blake Stimson and Lisa Tamiris Becker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International library of sociology.
- International library of sociology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Visual sociology.
- Visual communication--Social aspects.
- Visual communication.
- Visual communication--United States.
- Visual perception.
- Arts and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- As many observers have noted, the world is becoming increasingly visually mediated, with the rise of computers and the internet being central factors in the emergence of new tools and conventions. Exploring the social structure of visuality, this volume contains a collection of essays by internationally renowned artists and scholars from a variety of fields (including art history, literary theory and criticism, cultural studies, film and television studies, intellectual history and sociology). It was conceived to address a bold query: how is our experience and understanding of vision and vi
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; About the Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Visual Cultures and Visual Worlds; Political Culture; Visual Culture; Social Worlds; Warring Worlds; Epilogue: Visual Worlds, After 9/11; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-23278-0
- 1-134-23279-9
- 1-280-37406-3
- 9786610374069
- 0-203-01237-2
- 9780203012376
- OCLC:
- 475972183
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