The production of pictures: An institutional approach
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Visual Sociology
- Vol. 12 (1) , 59-71
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14725869708583774
Abstract
The production of visual images is approached as a socially instituted process with four dimensions: material and social infrastructures, and thematic and stylistic norms and codes. Each dimension is illustrated with references to an array of visual materials.Keywords
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