Visual culture An introduction [Paperback]

It is the only guide to the subject written specifically for undergraduates. The authors draw upon many years of teaching experience in this field. The coverage is systematic, and the writing accessible.

Preface

Introduction

1. Concepts of Culture

2. The Concept of the Visual

3. Visual Culture as a Field of Studies, and the Origins of Visual Culture Studies

4. Coping with Theory

5. Production, Distribution and Consumption Model

6. Institutions

7. Looks, the Gaze and Surveillance

8. Visual Literacy and Visual Poetics

9. Modes of Analysis

10. The Pleasures of Visual Culture

11. The Canon and Concepts of Value

12. Visual Culture and Commerce

13. New Technologies

Appendix: Modular Schemes

Bibliography

Index

John A. Walker is Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University

Sarah Chaplin is Lecturer in Architectural and Design Theory at Middlesex University