A General Theory of Visual Culture

A General Theory of Visual Culture
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-13 : 9780691147659
ISBN-10 : 0691147655
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Book Synopsis A General Theory of Visual Culture by : Whitney Davis

Download or read book A General Theory of Visual Culture written by Whitney Davis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-27 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is cultural about vision - or visual about culture? This book provides answers to these questions by presenting a framework for understanding visual culture. It argues that, in a fully consolidated visual culture, artifacts and pictures have been made to be seen in a certain way.


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