W.J.T. Mitchell ndash; one of the founders of visual studies ndash; has been at the forefront of many disciplines such as iconology; art history and media studies. His concept of the pictorial turn is known worldwide for having set new philosophical paradigms in dealing with our vernacular visual world. This book will help both students and seasoned scholars to understand key terms in visual studies ndash; pictorial turn; metapictures; literary iconology; image/text; biopictures or living pictures; among many others ndash; while systematically presenting the work of Mitchell as one of the disciplines founders and most prominent figures. As a special feature; the book includes three comprehensive; authoritative and theoretically relevant interviews with Mitchell that focus on different stages of development of visual studies and critical iconology.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Anne Mc LaughlinGreat review of the book on The Irish Times (online version) of 06 January 2016. [...]
