The Evolution of the Image
Political Action and the Digital Self
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781315442907 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 13, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781315442907 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 13, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This volume addresses the evolution of the visual in digital communities, offering a multidisciplinary discussion of the ways in which images are circulated in digital communities, the meanings that are attached to them and the implications they have for notions of identity, memory, gender, cultural belonging and political action. Contributors focus on the political efficacy of the image in digital communities, as well as the representation of the digital self in order to offer a fresh perspective on the role of digital images in the creation and promotion of new forms of resistance, agency and identity within visual cultures.
This volume addresses the evolution of the visual in digital communities, offering a multidisciplinary discussion of the ways in which images are circulated in digital communities, the meanings that are attached to them and the implications they have for notions of identity, memory, gender, cultural belonging and political action. Contributors focus on the political efficacy of the image in digital communities, as well as the representation of the digital self in order to offer a fresh perspective on the role of digital images in the creation and promotion of new forms of resistance, agency and identity within visual cultures.
