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Barnard MalcolmApproaches to understanding visual cultureHoundmills : Palgrave, 2001, 1 vol. (XI-212 p.).ISBN 978-0-333-77288-1Résumé :How do we understand art and design ? What are the best methods to use in the study of visual culture ? What are we doing - what is happening - when we watch a film, interpret a painting or read a comic strip ? Are we always, or ever, in control of our understanding ?Approaches to understanding visual culture clearly introduces the principal approaches that have been used to understand art and design - stylistic, formal, expressionist, marxist, feminist, iconographical and semiological approaches, for example. Using a wide variety of examples from european and american visual culture (including film, advertising, architecture, painting, fashion, automotive, typographic, interior and furniture design), this book identifies the main proponents and explains the most important ideas, debates and achievements of these approaches. The strengths and weaknesses of each approach are clearly assessed, demonstrating that a method which help us understand film may be no use with architecture or interior design, for example. Finally, each chapter provides further reading, suggesting alternative and more in-depth applications of the approaches.Malcolm Barnard studied philosophy at the Universities of York and Warwick and is senior lecturer in the history and theory of art and design at the University of Derby. He has written books and essays on modern french philosophy, advertising, fashion and visual culture.Axe de recherches : Axe transversal : Cultures visuelles