American Visual Culture

ISBN-13: 9781845202170 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 248 str.

Mark Rawlinson

Opis

Visual culture - art, advertising, architecture, cinema, television, cartography, video, the internet, and images of science - has shaped American national identity more than that of any other country. Covering the period from the late nineteenth century to the present day, the book explores how visual culture has at once transformed and consolidated the image of the United States. American Visual Culture presents both an analysis of the diversity of American visual media and a critical introduction to the study and interpretation of visual culture. Thematic chapters - on American urban and rural landscapes, icons, popular culture, art and photography, as well as on crime, anxiety and sex - describe the cultural, intellectual and historical context. Throughout, these themes are discussed in conjunction with clear and concise explanations of key visual theories and methodologies.

Recenzje

Rawlinson's American Visual Culture serves as a strong introduction to the primary theories, materials, and concerns that animate this interdisciplinary field. K. A. Schwain, CHOICE Magazine

Spis treści

ContentsIntroduction1.Landscape and Power 2.The City3.Popular Culture4.Icons and Iconography5.American Anxiety6.Crime and Punishment7.Buying and Selling Sex8.America in ArtBibliographyIndex

O autorze

MARK RAWLINSON is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at Leicester University, UK.