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Objects of vision : making sense of what we see / A. Joan Saab.

Author/creator Saab, A. Joan
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxv, 150 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Perspectives on sensory history
Perspectives on sensory history. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Introduction : making sense of what we see -- The persistence of miraculous vision -- Technological vision : hoaxes and the desire to believe -- Camera vision and the quest for indexical truths -- Untitled : postmodern vision and the triumph of the pseudo-event -- Conclusion : how to look at a million images.
Abstract "Examines a series of linked case studies that not only highlight moments of seeming disconnect between seeing and believing, including hoaxes, miracles, spirit paintings, manipulated photographs, and holograms, but also offer a sensory history of ways of seeing"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020035744
ISBN9780271088105 (hardback)

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