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<p><P><i>Visual Culture</i> is an introductory textbook book on visual literacy, exploring how meaning is both made and transmitted in an increasingly visual world. It is designed to introduce students to the analysis of all kinds of visual texts, whether drawings, paintings, photographs, films, advertisements, television programmes or new media forms. The book is illustrated with copious examples that range from medieval painting to contemporary record covers and is written in a lively and engaging style, avoiding unnecessary jargon. <P> The first part of the book is concerned with differing theoretical approaches to visual analysis, and includes chapters on iconology, form, art history, ideology, semiotics and hermeneutics. The merits and disadvantages of each are discussed, and there is a special focus on one seminal writer for each topic. <P> The second part shifts from a theoretical to a medium-based approach and comprises chapters on fine art, photography, film, television and new media. These investigate the complex relationship between reality and visual representation. <P> As a whole, this textbookbrings seemingly diverse approaches together under one roof while ultimately

Who reads Visual culture?

Author

Richard Howells

Publisher

Polity Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780745624129

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, Psychology, Fiction

Rating

3.78 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14