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Writing Visual Histories (Hardcover)
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Writing Visual Histories (Hardcover)
Series: Writing History
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What can visual artifacts tell us about the past? How can we
interpret them rigorously, weaving their formal and material
qualities into rich social contexts to reach wider historical
conclusions? Unfolding key historiographical and methodological
issues, Writing Visual Histories equips students to answer these
questions, showing visual analysis to be a key skill in historical
research. A multifaceted structure makes this a practical guide for
writing and reflecting on visual histories. A first section
includes six case studies -- on topics ranging from medieval
heraldry to Life magazine. These examples are followed by an
exploration of essential concepts that inform historical thinking
about visual matters, a treatment of disciplinary practices, and
discussion of the practicalities (such as accessing museum
collections and organising permissions) that scholars working with
visual sources have to navigate. This book is an invaluable tool
kit for opening up a historical understanding of visual phenomena
and practices of looking, and for writing that takes an integrated
approach to studies of the past.
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