Practices of looking : an introduction to visual culture /
Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright.
- 2nd ed.
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- ix, 486 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This comprehensive introduction to visual culture provides an overview of a range of theories about how we understand visual media and how we use images to express ourselves, to communicate, to experience pleasure, and to learn.