{"product_id":"visual-culture-richard-howells-9781509518784","title":"Visual Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about how to read visual images: from fine art to photography, film, television and new media. It explores how meaning is communicated by the wide variety of texts that inhabit our increasingly visual world. But, rather than simply providing set meanings to individual images, \u003ci\u003eVisual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e teaches readers how to interpret visual texts with their own eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the first part of the book takes readers through differing theoretical approaches to visual analysis, the second part shifts to a medium-based analysis, connected by an underlying theme about the complex relationship between visual culture and reality. Howells and Negreiros draw together seemingly diverse methodologies, while ultimately arguing for a polysemic approach to visual analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third edition of this popular book contains over fifty illustrations, for the first time in colour. Included in the revised text is a new section on images of power, fear and seduction, a new segment on video games, as well as fresh material on taste and judgement. This timely edition also offers a glossary and suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear, lively and engaging style, \u003ci\u003eVisual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be an ideal introduction for students taking courses in visual culture and communications in a range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, sociology, and art and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Howells, Joaquim Negreiros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509518789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509518784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020","brand":"Richard Howells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986908643583,"sku":"9781509518784","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f92ebc71-94de-478f-8e13-333ab3e859c9.jpg?v=1683285875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visual-culture-richard-howells-9781509518784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}