· 2023
An Introduction to Visual Culture
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This paper introduces the field of visual culture by tracing its history and theory, examining how visual media became central to contemporary life.
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- Traces the history and theory of visual culture.
- Examines the centrality of visual media in contemporary life.
- Analyzes a wide range of visual forms from painting to the internet.
- Addresses themes of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and the body.
- Uses specific events like Princess Diana's death as examples.
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Abstract
The author traces the history and theory of visual culture asking how and why visual media have become so central to contemporary everday 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.
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