Exploring Visual Culture by Matthew Rampley University Of Teesside)
An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of visual culture that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body.
A recognisable guide that will be of use to undergraduates and those who want to come to terms quickly with the increasingly entrenched discourseWhere this book really rewards the reader is in the inclusion of overviews of the theoretical discussions taking place within visual cultural studies. These include perspicacious commentaries on important issues such as representation and realism, the significance of technical reproduction, and cyberculture. The Art Book It will no doubt become a core text for courses at undergraduate level... Both structure and layout are clear, the text is rigorous yet accesible and includes helpful concluding sentences and suggestions for further reading. -- Tara Hamling, University of Birmingham Art History A recognisable guide that will be of use to undergraduates and those who want to come to terms quickly with the increasingly entrenched discourse. Where this book really rewards the reader is in the inclusion of overviews of the theoretical discussions taking place within visual cultural studies. These include perspicacious commentaries on important issues such as representation and realism, the significance of technical reproduction, and cyberculture. It will no doubt become a core text for courses at undergraduate level... Both structure and layout are clear, the text is rigorous yet accesible and includes helpful concluding sentences and suggestions for further reading.
Matthew Rampley is Assistant Dean (Research) in the School of Arts and Media at the University of Teesside. He has published widely on visual theory and culture and is author of Nietzsche, Aesthetics and Modernity (2000) and In Remembrance of Things Past. On Aby M. Warburg and Walter Benjamin (2000)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748618453 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748618457 |
| Title | Exploring Visual Culture |
| Author | Matthew Rampley University Of Teesside) |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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