Visual Sense A Cultural Reader

by Edwards, Elizabeth; Bhaumik, Kaushik

• ISBN13: 9781845207403
• ISBN10: 1845207408
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781040288504
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Berg Pub Ltd
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Summary

Visual Sense introduces students to the analysis of a wide range of ways of experiencing sight across time and across cultures: from renaissance Italy, Aztec Mexico and early Christian Europe, from Tibet, West Africa, Aboriginal Australia and South America, among others. It is arranged around broad themes of visual experience, ranging from navigating the sacred and ordering knowledge about the world to thinking creatively, socially and beyond vision into cyberspace and daydream. The unique approach allows cross-cultural and thematic connections to be made. A Guide to Further Reading allows students to expand their learning independently, and section introductions place the readings in context.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Edwards is Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of the Arts London. Kaushik Bhaumik is Vice President of Osian's-Connoisseurs of Art, a leading cultural institution dedicated to building an infrastructure for the arts in India.

Table of Contents

Preface

What Does It Mean To Be Alone?

How Do We Know Who We Are?

What Is Going To Happen Next?

Why, Exactly, Is The World As It Is?

How Does Ritual Matter?

What Makes People Work?

What Kind Of Sex Makes People Happy?

How Do Women Give Birth?

What Happens After Death?

How Does Genocide Happen?

Why Are Some People Powerful?

How Do We Know What Is True?

Afterword

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