An introduction to visual culture / Nicholas Mirzoeff.
The author traces the history and theory of visual culture asking how and why visual media have become so central to contemporary everday life. He explores a wide range of visual forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, television, cinema, virtual reality, and the Internet while addressing...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1999.
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| Summary: | The author traces the history and theory of visual culture asking how and why visual media have become so central to contemporary everday life. He explores a wide range of visual forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, television, cinema, virtual reality, and the Internet while addressing the subjects of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, the body, and the international media event that followed the death of Princess Diana. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415158753 9780415158756 0415158761 9780415158763 |