Image Studies offers an engaging introduction to visual and image
studies. In order to better understand images and visual culture
the book seeks to bridge between theory and practice; asking the
reader to think critically about images and image practices, but
also simultaneously to make images and engage with image-makers and
image-making processes. Looking across a range of domains and
disciplines, we find the image is never a single, static thing.
Rather, the image can be a concept, an object, a picture, or medium
- and all these things combined. At the heart of this book is the
idea of an 'ecology of images', through which we can examine the
full 'life' of an image - to understand how an image resonates
within a complex set of contexts, processes and uses. Part 1 covers
theoretical perspectives on the image, supplemented with practical
entries on making, researching and writing with images. Part 2
explores specific image practices and cultures, with chapters on
drawing and painting; photography; visual culture; scientific
imaging; and informational images. A wide range of illustrations
complement the text throughout and each chapter includes creative
tasks, keywords (linked to an online resource), summaries and
suggested further reading. In addition, each of the main chapters
include selected readings by notable authors across a range of
subject areas, including: Art History, Business, Cognitive Science,
Communication Studies, Infographics, Neuroscience, Photography,
Physics, Science Studies, Social Semiotics, Statistics, and Visual
Culture.
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