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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456616903321

Titolo

Using visual evidence [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard Howells and Robert W. Matson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire ; ; New York, : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-33743-2

9786612337437

0-335-23971-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HowellsRichard, Dr.

MatsonRobert W <1947-> (Robert William)

Disciplina

302.2

Soggetti

Visual communication - Social aspects

Visual literacy

Visual learning

Art and society

Mass media criticism

Media literacy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover Page; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents Page; List of Figures; List of Contributors; By Richard Howells and Robert W. Matson: Introduction; 1 David Morgan: Painting as visual evidence: production, circulation, reception; 2 Nicholas Hiley: Showing politics to the people: cartoons, comics and satirical prints; 3 Douglas R. Nickel: 'Impressed by nature's hand': photography and authorship; 4 David Phillips: Actuality and affect in documentary photography; 5 Catherine Whalen: Interpreting vernacular photography: finding 'me' - a case study

6 Luke McKernan: Newsreels: form and function7 Pierre Sorlin: Documentaries: a gold mine historians should begin to exploit; 8 Michael Paris: More than just entertainment: the feature film and the historian; 9 Cynthia Carter and Stuart Allan: The visual culture of



television news; 10 Ma ́ ire Messenger Davies: 'What planet are we on?' Television drama's relationships with social reality; 11 Jacqueline Botterill and Stephen Kline: The privileged discourse: advertising as an interpretive key to the consumer culture; Index; End Cover Page

Sommario/riassunto

What do we mean by 'visual evidence'? How should we interpret visual texts, and what can they tell us? Why is 'visual literacy' so important and what benefits does it offer? This book answers these questions.