Image Studies

<p><em>Image Studies</em> offers an engaging introduction to visual and image studies.</p><p>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. </p><ul> <li>Part 1 covers theoretical perspectives on the image supplemented with practical entries on making researching and writing with images.</li> <li>Part 2 explores specific image practices and cultures with chapters on drawing and painting; photography; visual culture; scientific imaging; and informational images.</li> </ul><p>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. </p>