Visual Culture

Today was our first lecture with Graham who got us introduced to the module by going through the module handbook and assignment brief. Here are some things wrote down that were brought up:

What culture is all about?

How cultural process are operated?

Know our role in the importance of cultural understanding

Mechanisms communications on general and visual culture communication

Cultural Appropriation 

Acculturation

Transculturation

Grammar of Ornament

Different theoretical perspectives to provide different insights and to navigate cultural landscape

To be critical thinkers and think for yourselves and forge own ideas

Here is the rundown of lectures:

Weeks 2-4 - Visual Culture as Rhetoric 1,2 and 3

Weeks 5 and 6 - Visual Culture as Representation 1 and 2

Weeks 7 and 8 - Visual Culture as Material Culture

Week 9 - Visual Culture as Communication

Here is the details on the essay

The deadline is 20th January 2017 at 12 pm

Investigate at least two of the theories in detail

Use research and include images and qoutes

Use Bibliography with Books, E-Books and Journals aloud

Worldcat is a source we can use as well that Graham showed us