Visual Culture

<p>In <em>Visual Culture</em> the 'visual' character of contemporary culture is explored in original and lively essays. The contributors look at advertising film painting and fine art journalism photography television and propaganda. They argue that there is only a social not a formal relation between vision and truth. A major preoccupation of modernity and central to an understadning of the postmodern 'vision' and the 'visual' are emergent themes across sociology cultural studies and critical theory in the visual arts. Visual Culture will prove an indispensable guide to the field.</p>