Visual culture
An introduction
By John Walker and Sarah Chaplin
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- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- Price: £19.99
- Published Date: October 1997
Description
It is the only guide to the subject written specifically for undergraduates.. The authors draw upon many years of teaching experience in this field.. The coverage is systematic, and the writing accessible.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Concepts of Culture
2. The Concept of the Visual
3. Visual Culture as a Field of Studies, and the Origins of Visual Culture Studies
4. Coping with Theory
5. Production, Distribution and Consumption Model
6. Institutions
7. Looks, the Gaze and Surveillance
8. Visual Literacy and Visual Poetics
9. Modes of Analysis
10. The Pleasures of Visual Culture
11. The Canon and Concepts of Value
12. Visual Culture and Commerce
13. New Technologies
Appendix: Modular Schemes
Bibliography
Index
Authors
John A. Walker is Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University. Sarah Chaplin is Lecturer in Architectural and Design Theory at Middlesex University
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