A General Theory of Visual Culture
Author | : Whitney Davis |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2011-02-27 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691147659 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691147655 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
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.