TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mirzoeff,Nicholas
TI  - How to see the world: an introduction to images, from self-portraits to selfies, maps to movies, and more 
SN  - 9780465096008 (hardcover)
AV  - P93.5 .M57 2016
U1  - 306.2/26 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
KW  - Visual communication
KW  - History
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Visual sociology
KW  - Communication and culture
N1  - "First published in the United Kingdom by Pelican Books, an imprint of Penguin Books. ..."--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; How to see the world -- How to see yourself -- How we think about seeing -- The world of war -- The world on screen -- World cities, city worlds -- The changing world -- Visual activism
N2  - "In How to See the World, visual culture expert Nicholas Mirzoeff offers a sweeping look at history's most famous images--from Velázquez's Las Meninas to the iconic "Blue Marble"--to contextualize and make sense of today's visual world. Drawing on art history, sociology, semiotics, and everyday experience, he teaches us how to close read everything from astronaut selfies to Impressionist self-portraits, from Hitchcock films to videos taken by drones. Mirzoeff takes us on a journey through visual revolutions in the arts and sciences, from new mapping techniques in the seventeenth century to new painting styles in the eighteenth and the creation of film, photography, and x-rays in the nineteenth century. In today's networked world, mobile technology and social media enable us to exercise "visual activism"--the practice of producing and circulating images to drive political and social change. Whether we are looking at pictures showing the effects of climate change on natural and urban landscapes or an fMRI scan demonstrating neurological addiction, Mirzoeff helps us to find meaning in what we see,"--Amazon.com
ER  -