Visual Culture for a Global Audience

The anthology <i>Visual Culture for a Global Audience</i> takes a conceptually progressive approach to visual images and examines the role of control in visuals and images of gender science technology and race. The material connects practical visual issues to critical cultural studies. Images at the focus of this book are related to militarization state violence control and masculinity in entertainment journalism advertising and more.<br><br>The text features imagery from around the globe including that of regional indigenous populations. Introductions to each main section highlight key concepts that provide readers with the language and perspectives necessary for critical interpretation. These introductions also feature guiding questions that prepare students for the subsequent chapters. Editors' comments throughout the text offer additional description. Each chapter includes references and recommended readings.<br><br><i>Visual Culture for a Global Audience</i> is ideal for undergraduate and graduate classes related to visual communication design media and journalism and courses focused on meanings of media and new technologies. The book is relevant to those interested in interpreting the meanings of advertising politics international relations current events journalism and images.<br><br><b>Robert E. Gutsche Jr.</b> Ph.D. teaches journalism and visual communication at Florida International University Miami. A journalist since 1996 his scholarship focuses on news culture and power. The author of three books his work also appears in <i>Visual Communication Visual Communication Quarterly</i> and <i>Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly</i>.<br><br><b>Alina Rafikova</b> M.S. is a scholar and Fulbright grantee who studies place branding and intercultural relations. She has interned at the United Nations. She also participated in the organization of G20 and AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation events in Russia and served as a graduate research assistant at Florida International University.