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

"Anthology [of] key texts that document the history of art over the past one thousand years"--P. [4] of cover.

" This collection of classic essays in the study of visual culture fills a major gap in this new and expanding intellectual field. Its major strength is its ins

“We can no longer see, much less teach, transhistorical truths, timeless works of art, and unchanging critical criteria without a highly developed sense of ir

A collection of essays examining the role and power of images from a wide variety of media in today’s Middle Eastern societies. This timely book examines the