The Visual in Social Theory

by Anthony Woodiwiss

The distinction between understanding sight as a natural faculty - vision - and understanding it as an historical and social construct - visuality - has had significant impact in the visual arts. Not so in social theory where, notwithstanding the efforts of the classical theorists, the practical scientific necessity of privileging visuality over vision has been lost.

The Visual in Social Theory argues that, because of its uncritical use...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826478778
• ISBN13: 9780826478771
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.4"