Visual communication : understanding images in media culture /
Giorgia Aiello and Katy Parry.
- First edition.
- xii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Introduction -- 2 Understanding images in media culture : methodological considerations -- Part I Identities -- 3 Envisioning the self in digital media -- 4 Communicating visions of collective identity -- 5 Ways of seeing difference beyond stereotypes -- Part II Politics -- 6 Images of politicians in the public sphere -- 7 The visual spectacles of protest and activism -- 8 Picturing international conflict and war -- Part III Commodities -- 9 The visual attractions of advertising and promotional culture -- 10 Visualizing lifestyles as commodities -- 11 Brands as visual -- 12 Conclusion.