After cultural theory: The power of images, the lure of immediacy

Journal of Visual Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-19

  Wolff, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affect; cultural theory; neuroaesthetics; phenomenology; power of images; the post human

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864535819     PISSN: 14704129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470412911430461     Document Type: Article

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