Mirzoeff, Nicholas
An Introduction to Visual Culture
- ISBN 13:
- 9780367235345
- author:
- Mirzoeff, Nicholas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 310
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 centimetres (0.71 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Popular Culture,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Visual culture as visual activism: activating the visible is the central idea of this fully reworked third edition. Nicholas Mirzoeff explores it through 12 new chapters, starting with foundational concepts such as Indigenous ways of seeing and unfixing the gaze.
The book examines three tactics of visual activism: removal of statues and monuments, restitution of cultural property, and practices of repair and reparations. It also delves into catastrophe and trauma, using case studies on topics like oil painting and Kongo power figures to illustrate its points.
This edition maps the activist turn in visual culture studies since 2014, setting directions for its future expansion. It is a key text in the field and an essential resource for research and teaching in visual culture studies.
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