The Visual in Social Theory.

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The distinction between understanding sight as a natural faculty - vision - and understanding it as an historical and social construct - visuality - has had significant impact in the visual arts. Not so in social theory where, notwithstanding the efforts of the classical theorists, the practical sci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Woodiwiss, Anthony
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.
Subjects:
Sociology.
Social perception.
Visual perception > Social aspects.
Sociologie.
Perception sociale.
Perception visuelle > Aspect social.
sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Social perception
Sociology
Visual perception > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction: Why Problematise the Visual?; Chapter One: From Vision to Visuality in Classical Social Theory; Chapter Two: The Regression to Vision in Contemporary Social Theory; Chapter Three: Myopia and Modernity; Chapter Four: Visuality after Postmodernism; Conclusion: Towards a Global Visuality; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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