The overall subject of the book is visual culture. What sets it
apart and gives it such an original emphasis is its
multi-disciplinarity and the range of critical voices, ranging
through film studies, architecture, creative practice, biology,
pedagogy and media theory, which are brought to bear upon the
question of visuality and its relationship to futurity. In our
everyday lives, we navigate across a vast sea of visual imagery.
Yet, we rarely pause to question how or why we derive meaning from
this sea. Nor do we typically contemplate the impact that it has on
our motivations, our assumptions about science and about other
people, and our actions as individuals and collectives. This book
is a collection of interdisciplinary perspectives, from science to
film, from graffiti and virtual environments to architecture and
education that examines the ways in which we interact and engage
with the visual elements of our environments. Visual Futures
provides an interdisciplinary examination of how we visualize and
use visuals to make meaning within our environment. A diverse range
of contributions and perspectives from biology, film, virtual
reality, urban graffiti, architecture, critical pedagogy and
education challenge our current attitudes, norms and practices of
looking and seeing, opening up questions about the future. The
future is a concept with significant political stakes and the work
of rethinking and reimagining possible worlds requires a host of
practices, which include the work of seeing, of image-making and of
representation - all of which is political work taken up by the
book contributors. Primary readership will be among scholars and
students of visual culture, media studies, digital cultures, fine
art, architecture, education, science communication and sociology.
Clearly aimed at an academic readership, it will also appeal to
practising artists, architects, software developers and educators.
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