The Power of the Gaze: An Introduction to Visual Literacy - Couverture souple

Seppänen, Janne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0820481394 ISBN 13 : 9780820481395

Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2006

Synopsis

The Power of the Gaze, a textbook on visual literacy, entices the reader to seek significant structures in everyday visual reality, which are called visual orders. Visual orders can be found in representations, visible surroundings, or in nonverbal interaction that relies on gaze. In order to understand what one looks at, one must first understand what it means to gaze and what it means to look. Visual literacy is defined as the critical understanding of the meanings of visual orders. The book is written for all readers interested in visual culture and its phenomena.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Author : Janne Seppänen is Professor of Visual Journalism at the University of Tampere, Finland, where he received his Ph.D. in communication studies. He specializes in research on visual culture. Seppänen has published five monographs on photography and visual culture as well as dozens of scientific articles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0820481394
• ISBN 13: 9780820481395
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 145
• Coordonnées du fabricant: GPSR Kontakt; r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; ; Gontardstraße 11; Berlin; 10178; Allemagne