Visual Culture
Ralf Adelmann / Andreas Fahr / Ines Katenhusen / Nic Leonhardt /
Dimitri Liebsch (Eds.)
 Visual
Culture Revisited
German and American Perspectives on Visual Culture(s)
2007, 314 S., 75 Abb., 3 Tab., Broschur, 213 x 142
ISBN 978-3-931606-30-5
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| Is there a visual culture or are there only visual cultures? On
the one hand, it is obvious that images do not stand for themselves
and they cannot be understood by themselves. Instead, they are always
included in practices and embedded in institutions. This is the
common ground, suggesting an understanding of visual culture in
the singular. On the other hand, it is clear that visual culture
is in no way a singular phenomenon. There is a plurality of pictorial
representations - from the sitcom to illustrations in children’s
books, from cartoons to satellite photos, from high art to everyday-life.
Furthermore, the field of the visual is one of conflict between
self and other, mainstream and counter culture. [More] |
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Journalism
Hans Bohrmann / Elisabeth Klaus / Marcel Machill (Eds.)
 Media
Industry, Journalism Culture and Communication Policies in Europe.
Festschrift für Gerd G. Kopper
2007, 376 S., Broschur, 213 x 142
ISBN 978-3-938258-17-0
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| The book aims at analyzing driving factors determining journalism
and media development in Europe. Focussing on political, economical,
technical, and cultural conditions in various European countries
- including new EU member states - this volume gives insight into
the functions and dysfunctions of modern journalism. [More] |
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Cultural Studies
Rainer Winter (Ed.)
 Die
Perspektiven der Cultural Studies.
Der Lawrence Grossberg Reader
2007, 304 S., Broschur, 213 x 142 mm
ISBN 978-3-938258-32-3
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Cultural Studies
Rainer Winter (Ed.)
 Medienkultur, Kritik und Demokratie.
Der Douglas Kellner Reader
2005, 384 S., Broschur, 213 x 142 mm
ISBN 978-3-931606-60-2
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