Lo obvio y lo obtuso: imágenes, gestos, voces
"Language has been a primary element in visual art since the 1960s - whether in the form of printed texts, painted signs, words on the wall or recorded speech. In 'Words to Be Looked At', Liz Kotz traces this practice to its beginnings, examining works of visual art, poetry, and…
The pleasure of the text
by Barthes, Roland, Barthes, Roland, Howard, Richard, Miller, Richard
"What is it that we do when we enjoy a text? What is the pleasure of reading? The French critic and theorist Roland Barthes's answers to these questions constitute "perhaps for the first time in the history of criticism ... not only a poetics of reading ... but a much more diffi…
"What is it that we do when we enjoy a text? What is the pleasure of reading? The French critic and theorist Roland Barthes's answers to these questions constitute "perhaps for the first time in the history of criticism ... not only a poetics of reading ... but a much more diffi…
This book brings together linguistics and psycholinguistics. Text representation is considered a cognitive entity: a mental construct that plays a crucial role in both text production and text understanding. The focus is on referential and relational coherence and the role of li…
A study of the place of visuality and literacy in specific nations around the world, and includes essays on the value accorded to the visual and the verbal in Japan, Poland, China, Russia, Ireland, and Slovenia. It also raises and explores issues of national identity, and provid…
With Writing for the Web, you'll learn everything you need to know to create effective Web content using words, pictures, and sound. Follow along as instructor and writer Lynda Felder combines easy-to-follow guidelines with photographs, lists, and tables to illustrate the key co…
Critical reading and writing for postgraduates
by Wallace, Mike, Wray, Alison
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