An introduction to visual culture /
Mirzoeff, Nicholas, 1962-
An introduction to visual culture / Nicholas Mirzoeff. - London : Routledge, 1999. - xi, 274p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one. Visuality -- 1.Picutre definition: line, color, vision -- 2.The age of photography (1839-1982) -- 3.Virtuality: from virtual antiquity to the pixel zone -- Part two. Culture -- 4.Transculture: From Kongo to the Congo -- 5.Seeing sex -- 6.First contact: from Independence Day to 1492 and Millennium. Includes bibliograpical references.
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.
9780415158763 (pbk.) : �12.99 9780415158756 (hbk.) : �40.00 9780415158763 �24.55
Visual sociology.
Visual communication.
Art and society.
Art and Design.
The arts: general issues
Cultural studies
Media studies
Theory of art
N72.S6 / .M57 1999
709.04 MIR
An introduction to visual culture / Nicholas Mirzoeff. - London : Routledge, 1999. - xi, 274p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one. Visuality -- 1.Picutre definition: line, color, vision -- 2.The age of photography (1839-1982) -- 3.Virtuality: from virtual antiquity to the pixel zone -- Part two. Culture -- 4.Transculture: From Kongo to the Congo -- 5.Seeing sex -- 6.First contact: from Independence Day to 1492 and Millennium. Includes bibliograpical references.
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.
9780415158763 (pbk.) : �12.99 9780415158756 (hbk.) : �40.00 9780415158763 �24.55
Visual sociology.
Visual communication.
Art and society.
Art and Design.
The arts: general issues
Cultural studies
Media studies
Theory of art
N72.S6 / .M57 1999
709.04 MIR