Cargando…

What is an image?

"Brings together historians, philosophers, critics, postcolonial theorists, and curators to ask how images, pictures, and paintings are conceptualized. Issues discussed include concepts such as "image" and "picture" in and outside the West; semiotics; whether images are prod...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Elkins, James, 1955-, Naef, Maja, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2011.
Colección:Stone art theory institutes (Series) ; v. 2.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Brings together historians, philosophers, critics, postcolonial theorists, and curators to ask how images, pictures, and paintings are conceptualized. Issues discussed include concepts such as "image" and "picture" in and outside the West; semiotics; whether images are products of discourse; religious meanings; and the ethics of viewing"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 286 p. ): ill.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271072319
0271072318