Handbook of visual communication : theory, methods, and media /

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Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2005.
Description:xxii, 601 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:LEA's communication series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5545231
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Other authors / contributors:Smith, Ken 1947 August 14-
ISBN:0805841784 (alk. paper)
0805841792 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: From an Oak to a Stand of Aspen: Visual Communication Theory Mapped as Rhizome Analysis
  • I. Aesthetics
  • 1. Aesthetics Theory
  • 2. Creative Visualization
  • II. Perception
  • 3. Perception Theory
  • 4. Eye Tracking Methodology and the Internet
  • 5. Perception and the Newspaper Page: A Critical Analysis
  • III. Representation
  • 6. Representation Theory
  • 7. Cultural Palettes in Print Advertising: Formative Research Design Method
  • 8. Content Analysis of Representation: Photographic Coverage of Blacks by Nondaily Newspapers
  • IV. Visual Rhetoric
  • 9. Theory of Visual Rhetoric
  • 10. A Visual Rhetorical Study of a Virtual University's Promotional Efforts
  • 11. Visual Metaphors in Print Advertising for Fashion Products
  • 12. Empowerment Through Shifting Agents: The Rhetoric of the Clothesline Project
  • V. Cognition
  • 13. Cognitive Theory
  • 14. Children's Comprehension of Visual Images in Television
  • VI. Semiotics
  • 15. Visual Semiotics Theory
  • 16. An Intended-Perceived Study Using Visual Semiotics
  • 17. The Image and the Archive: A Semiotic Approach
  • VII. Reception Theory
  • 18. Reception Theory
  • 19. A Textual Analysis of Political Television Ads
  • 20. Phenomenology and Historical Research
  • VIII. Narrative
  • 21. Narrative Theory
  • 22. Using Narrative Theory to Understand the Power of News Photographs
  • IX. Media Aesthetics
  • 23. Aesthetics Theory
  • 24. A Content Analysis of Political Speeches on Television
  • 25. Examining Documentary Photography Using the Creative Method
  • X. Ethics
  • 26. Visual Ethics Theory
  • 27. A Survey of Reactions to Photographic Manipulation
  • 28. Studying Visual Ethics by Applying a Typology of Visual Behavior
  • XI. Visual Literacy
  • 29. Visual Literacy Theory
  • 30. Media Literacy, Aesthetics, and Culture
  • XII. Cultural Studies
  • 31. Cultural Studies Theory
  • 32. A Burkean Analysis of a Television Promotional Advertisement
  • 33. A Cultural Analysis of the Unisys "Monitor Head" Television Commercial
  • 34. A Historical Approach to Understanding Documentary Photographs: Dialogue, Interpretation, and Method
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index