Vision and Visuality (Discussions in Contemporary Culture)

✍ Scribed by Hal Foster

Year: 1988
Tongue: English
Leaves: 75
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

A Village Voice Best Book of the Year, this seminal work presents new models of vision and examines modern theories of seeing in the context of contemporary critical practice. Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series copublished with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership.

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