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STAFFORD Barbara Maria Body criticism : imaging the unseen in enlightenment art and medecineCambridge (Mass.) ; London : The MIT Press, 1993, 1 vol. (XXI-585 p.).ISBN 0-262-69165-5MOND 494Résumé :In this elegant and profusely illustrated history of perception, Barbara Stafford explores a remarkable set of body metaphors deriving from both aesthetic and medical practices that were developed during the enlightenment for making visible the unseeable aspects of the world. While she focuses on these metaphors as a reflection of the changing attitudes toward the human body during the period of birth of the modern world, she also presents a strong argument for our need to recognize the occurence of a profound revolution - a radical shift from a text-based to a visually centered culture. Stafford uses this historical insight to argue that modern societies need to develop innovative, nonlinguisitic paradigms and to train a broad public in visual aptitude.Barbara Maria Stafford is professor of art history at the University of Chicago.Contents : Introduction : The visualization of knowledgeSomatic metaphorsAntinomiesHunting for methodSurface or depthPicture and text1. DissectingSearching operationsPhysiognomics, or corporeal connoisseurshipThe calculation of incongriutyPathognomics, or the pursuit of looks2. AbstractingSystems of epitomizationWounds of experienceDistracting styles of painPatterns of interiority3. ConceivingBarbarisms, or strangeness incarnate"Brain-born images"Breeding for differenceGrotesques, or Ars combinatoria4. MarkingContagious pointillismStains of desire"Like a shadow on the skin"Romantic misfits5. MagnifyingMicroscopic seersVisual quackeryDream projectionsFree to be false6. SensingA finer touchMental meteorologyFluid phantomsCommunicable feelingsConclusion : The aesthetics of almostAxe de recherches : Axe transversal : Cultures visuelles