Cultures of Vision: Images, Media, and the Imaginary

by Ron Burnett

"This is a very strong, thought-provoking [volume] . . . " ―George Marcus

As home photographs shift from the print format to digital technology and as video moves from the television screen to multimedia, it is crucial to develop new strategies of interpreting and analyzing these images.

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368 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1995

Reviews

[Blair · Rating 4 out of 5]

Burnett's overall argument is pretty typical these days (images lie within a complex web of seeing, listening, personal traits, etc, etc, etc), but he has very unique examples and arguments to support it. This book asks more questions than it tries to answer.