Image Studies offers an engaging
introduction to visual and image studies.
In order to
better understand images and visual culture the book
seeks to bridge between theory and practice; asking the
reader to think critically about images and image
practices, but also simultaneously to make images and
engage with image-makers and image-making processes.
Looking across a range of domains and disciplines, we
find the image is never a single, static thing. Rather,
the image can be a concept, an object, a picture, or
medium – and all these things combined. At the heart of
this book is the idea of an ‘ecology of images’, through
which we can examine the full ‘life’ of an image – to
understand how an image resonates within a complex
set of contexts, processes and uses.
- Part 1 covers theoretical perspectives on the
image, supplemented with practical entries on making,
researching and writing with images.
- Part 2 explores specific image practices and
cultures, with chapters on drawing and painting;
photography; visual culture; scientific imaging; and
informational images.
A wide range of
illustrations complement the text throughout and each
chapter includes creative tasks, keywords (linked to an
online resource), summaries and suggested further
reading. In addition, each of the main chapters include
selected readings by notable authors across a range of
subject areas, including: Art History, Business,
Cognitive Science, Communication Studies, Infographics,
Neuroscience, Photography, Physics, Science Studies,
Social Semiotics, Statistics, and Visual Culture.
