Objects of vision making sense of what we see / A. Joan Saab.
| Author/creator | Saab, A. Joan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020] |
| Description | xv, 150 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Perspectives on sensory history Perspectives on sensory history. ^A1473588 |
| Contents | Introduction : making sense of what we see -- The persistence of miraculous vision -- Technological vision : hoaxes and the desire to believe -- Camera vision and the quest for indexical truths -- Untitled : postmodern vision and the triumph of the pseudo-event -- Conclusion : how to look at a million images. |
| Abstract | "Examines a series of linked case studies that not only highlight moments of seeming disconnect between seeing and believing, including hoaxes, miracles, spirit paintings, manipulated photographs, and holograms, but also offer a sensory history of ways of seeing"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020035744 |
| ISBN | 9780271088105 (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |