| Visual Culture: An Introduction Contributor(s): Walker, John (Author), Chaplin, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719050200 ISBN-13: 9780719050206 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1997 Annotation: This book is about the expanding realm of visual culture: in architecture, art, design, advertising, photography, film, television, video, theatre performance, computer imagery and virtual reality. It is also about Visual Culture Studies, a relatively new academic discipline, or rather range of disciplines, that scholars employ to analyse visual artefacts. Unlike many other texts on the same subject, it foregrounds the ' visual' and is systematic and accessible. Visual culture provides an overview of the subject that pays heed to the achievements of both traditional and new theory whilst directing the reader to a large body of literature via references and an extensive bibliography. Walker and Chaplin discuss the concepts of ' the visual' and of ' culture' as well as the field and origins of Visual Culture Studies; coping with theory; models of production and consumption; institutions; pleasure; the canon and concepts of value; visual literacy and poetics; modes of analysis; culture and commerce; and new technologies. This book is designed for those studying the history and theory of fine arts, design and the mass media. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Popular Culture - Architecture | History - General - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 700.103 |
| LCCN: 97012983 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.2" W x 9.23" (0.80 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
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| Publisher 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. |