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This book is a collection of essays exploring the "visual" character of contemporary culture. Contributors look at advertising, film, painting and fine art, journalism, photography, television and propaganda. They argue that there is only a social, not a formal, relation between vision and truth. A major preoccupation of modernity and central to an understanding of the postmodern, "vision" and the "visual" are emergent themes across sociology, cultural studies and critical theory in the visual arts. This book will be an indispensable guide to the field.
In Visual Culture the "visual" character of contemporary culture is explored in original and lively essays. The contributors look at advertising, film, painting and fine art, journalism, photography, television and propaganda. They argue that there is only a social, not a formal, relation between vision and truth. A major preoccupation of modernity and central to an understanding of the postmodern, "vision" and the "visual" are emergent themes across sociology, cultural studies and critical theory in the visual arts. Visual Culture will prove an indispensable guide to the field.
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