An introduction to visual culture / Nicholas Mirzoeff.
| Author/creator | Mirzoeff, Nicholas, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. |
| Description | xxii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Klappentext |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Global Visual Cultures : Paradox and Comparison -- Sight becomes Vision : From al-Haytham to Perspective -- "1492" : Expulsions, Expropriations, Encounters -- Slavery, Modernity and Visual Culture -- Panoptic Modernity -- Imperial Transcultures : From Kongo to Congo -- Sexuality Disrupts : Measuring the Silences -- Inventing the West -- Decolonizing Visions -- Discrete States: Digital Worlds from the Difference Engine to Web 2.0 -- The Death of the Death of Photography -- Celebrity : From Imperial Monarchy to Reality TV -- Watching War. |
| Summary | This is a wide-ranging and stimulating introduction to the history and theory of visual culture from painting to the television screen. Mirzoeff argues that the visual is replacing the linguistic as our primary means of communicating. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Einführung. |
| LCCN | 2008043740 |
| ISBN | 9780415327589 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 041532758X (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415327596 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415327598 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N72.S6 M57 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |