The Visual in Social Theory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodiwiss, Anthony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social perception.

Sociology.

Visual perception--Social aspects.

Local Subjects:

Social perception.

Sociology.

Visual perception--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.

Summary:

The distinction between understanding sight as a natural faculty - vision - and understanding it as an historical and social construct - visuality - has had significant impact in the visual arts. Not so in social theory where, notwithstanding the efforts of the classical theorists, the practical scientific necessity of privileging visuality over vision has been lost. The Visual in Social Theory argues that, because of its uncritical use of terms like modernity, postmodernity, globalisation and the Third Way, contemporary social theory has become a participant in rather than a critic of ''pro

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction: Why Problematise the Visual?; Chapter One: From Vision to Visuality in Classical Social Theory; Chapter Two: The Regression to Vision in Contemporary Social Theory; Chapter Three: Myopia and Modernity; Chapter Four: Visuality after Postmodernism; Conclusion: Towards a Global Visuality; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781441169303

144116930X