Prague College Library: The Handbook of Visual Analysis
 
Title:      The Handbook of Visual Analysis
Categories:      Computing
BookID:      co-0043
Authors:      Theo Van Leeuwen, Carey Jewitt
ISBN-10(13):      9780761964773
Publisher:      SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication date:      2014-06-15
Number of pages:      224
Language:      English
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Picture:      cover
Description:      Product Description
The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals interested in investigating the visual representation of socially significant issues. The Handbook : Offers a wide-range of methods for visual analysis: content analysis, historical analysis, structuralist analysis, iconography, psychoanalysis, social semiotic analysis, film analysis and ethnomethodology. Shows how each method can be applied for the purposes of specific research projects. Exemplifies each approach through detailed analyses of a variety of data, including, newspaper images, family photos, drawings, art works and cartoons. Includes examples from the authors' own research and professional practice. The Handbook of Visual Analysis which demonstrates the importance of visual data within the social sciences offers an essential guide to those working in a range of disciplines including: media and communication studies, sociology, anthropology, education, psychoanalysis, and health studies.