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Visual studies : a social scientific perspective / Paolo S.H. Favero and Asko Lehmuskallio.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Favero, Paolo S. H., author.
- Lehmuskallio, Asko, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Visual anthropology--Study and teaching.
- Visual anthropology.
- Social sciences--Study and teaching.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 176 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Contents:
- Looking, seeing, and historical notions of the eye
- The look as a medium
- A history of vision
- Tools for analysing images
- What exactly an image is
- The tension between the icon and the index
- The role of social interaction
- Immersive viewing, from Byzantine icons to virtual reality
- Applications of visual studies
- The significance of faces
- Cameras, environments, and 'good' images
- The visual culture of death
- X-rays between science and popular culture
- Shadows: Between light and darkness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 07, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Favero, Paolo S. H. Visual studies.
- ISBN:
- 9781003084549
- 1003084540
- 9781000185836
- 1000185834
- 9781000182651
- 1000182657
- 9781000189315
- 1000189317
- Publisher Number:
- 90101641677
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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