Objects of Vision Making Sense of What We See.

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Advances in technology allow us to see the invisible: fetal heartbeats, seismic activity, cell mutations, virtual space. Yet in an age when experience is so intensely mediated by visual records, the centuries-old realization that knowledge gained through sight is inherently fallible takes on troubli...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saab, A. Joan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park : Penn State University Press, 2021.
Series:Perspectives on sensory history.
Subjects:
Art > Psychological aspects.
Visual perception.
Visual Perception
Art > Aspect psychologique.
Perception visuelle.
visual perception.
HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.
Art > Psychological aspects
Visual perception
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: In Memory of
  • Introduction: Making Sense of What We See
  • 1. The Persistence of Miraculous Vision
  • 2. Technological Vision: Hoaxes and the Desire to Believe
  • 3. Camera Vision and the Quest for Indexical Truths
  • 4. Untitled: Postmodern Vision and the Triumph of the Pseudo-Event
  • Conclusion: How to Look at a Million Images
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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