Visual Worlds (International Library of Sociology)

Synopsis

As many observers have noted, the world is becoming increasingly visually mediated, with the rise of computers and the internet being central factors in the emergence of new tools and conventions. Exploring the social structure of visuality, this volume contains a collection of essays by internationally renowned artists and scholars from a variety of fields (including art history, literary theory and criticism, cultural studies, film and television studies, intellectual history and sociology). It was conceived to address a bold query: how is our experience and understanding of vision and visual form changing under pressure from the various social, economic and cultural factors that are linked under the term 'globalization'. The essays overlap in their considerations of the tensions between cultures and worlds, political life, everyday social experience, and war. The resulting conversation that develops between the chapters touches on points from many visual worlds, and provides a unique opportunity for considering the changing character of visual experience today. This book will attract readers from a wide range of academic disciplines and will especially be valuable as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in visual culture and cultural studies.

Copyright:

2005

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

12 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781134232789

Related ISBNs:

9780415362122, 9780415759113, 9780203012376

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

10/20/22

Copyrighted By:

editorial matter and selection, John R. Hall, Blake Stimson and Lisa Tamiris Becker

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Sociology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

John R Hall

Edited by:

Blake Stimson

Edited by:

Lisa Tamiris Becker