An introduction to visual culture

Description:

The author traces the history and theory of visual culture asking how and why visual media have become so central to contemporary everyday life. He explores a wide range of visual forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, television, cinema, virtual reality, and the Internet while addressing the subjects of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, the body, and the international media event that followed the death of Princess Diana.

subjects: Art and society,  Communication and culture,  Postmodernism,  Mass media,  Visual perception,  Visual communication,  Visual sociology,  Popular culture,  Massacommunicatie,  Information,  Introduction,  Visual Culture,  Beeldcultuur,  Postmodernisme,  Geschichte,  Funktionswandel,  Visuelle Kommunikation,  Alltagskultur,  Kultur,  Wahrnehmung,  Communication visuelle,  Art et société,  Sociologie visuelle,  Art populaire,  Bild,  Visuelle Wahrnehmung,  Aspect social,  Médias,  Künste,  Kunstwissenschaft,  Culture populaire,  Art,  Visuelle Medien,  Audiovisuelle Medien,  Medien,  Psychologie,  Visualisierung,  Kunst,  Aufsatzsammlung,  Culture