<p><b>A provocative and challenging new conceptual framework for the study of images</b><br><br>This book builds on the groundbreaking theoretical framework established in Whitney Davisβs acclaimed previous book, <i>A General Theory of Visual Culture</i>, in which he shows how certain culturally con
Trust and Virtual Worlds: Contemporary Perspectives
β Scribed by Charles Ess, May Thorseth
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 223
- Series
- Digital Formations 63
- Category
- Library
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