- Type: Paperback Book.
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Language : English
Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture, 3rd Edition (ISBN 9780190265717)
Practices of Looking by Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright is a foundational text for understanding how images shape culture, communication, identity, and power. Extensively updated for its 3rd Edition, the book examines photography, film, advertising, digital media, and visual technologies through accessible explanations and contemporary case studies.
Product Details
- Title: Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture
- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Authors: Marita Sturken, Lisa Cartwright
- ISBN-13: 9780190265717
- Format: Paperback
- Price: $39.99
- Minimum Order: 5 Copies
- Availability: In Stock | Free Shipping
About This Book
This widely adopted text introduces students to key theories of visual culture and provides tools for analyzing the role images play in everyday life. With discussions spanning semiotics, ideology, representation, spectatorship, and visual technologies, the book equips readers to think critically about the images they encounter across media and society.
The 3rd Edition includes updated examples, expanded coverage of digital visual culture, and new discussions on contemporary global media landscapes.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Visual Theory: Introduces semiotics, psychoanalysis, ideology, and cultural theory.
- Applied Image Analysis: Real-world case studies from film, television, photography, and social media.
- Updated Digital Media Coverage: Addresses new visual technologies, online platforms, and digital spectatorship.
- Clear Pedagogical Structure: Ideal for classroom use with illustrations and learning tools throughout.
- Interdisciplinary Approach: Connects art history, media studies, sociology, anthropology, and communication studies.
Topics Covered
- Representation, Meaning, and Language
- Viewers, Power, and Knowledge
- Photography and the Image
- Digital Media and Visual Technologies
- Consumer Culture and Advertising
- Global Media Flows and Cultural Identity
- Visual Politics, Surveillance, and Social Movements
Who This Book Is For
- Students of visual culture, media studies, and communication
- Art and design programs
- Cultural studies and sociology courses
- Instructors teaching visual literacy and media analysis
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Practices of Looking remains the definitive introduction to visual culture studies. Order your minimum of 5 copies today with free shipping.
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