First introduced by the German filmmaker Harun Farocki, the term operational images defines the expanding field of machine vision. In this study, media theorist Jussi Parikka develops Farocki’s initial concept by considering the extent to which operational images have pervaded today’s visual culture, outlining how data technologies continue to develop and disrupt our understand...(展开全部)

First introduced by the German filmmaker Harun Farocki, the term operational images defines the expanding field of machine vision. In this study, media theorist Jussi Parikka develops Farocki’s initial concept by considering the extent to which operational images have pervaded today’s visual culture, outlining how data technologies continue to develop and disrupt our understand...(展开全部)

-作者简介- 玛格丽特•迪科维茨卡娅（Margaret Dikovitskaya），加拿大维多利亚大学艺术史系教授。 -译者简介- 李芳，西南大学外国语学院副教授，文学博士，硕士生导师，主要从事美国文学与文化研究。 肖伟胜，男，1970年生，西南大学文学院教授、文学博士、博士生导师、副院长，主要从事西方美学与视觉文化研究。主持“‘文化转向’与视觉文化研究”、“‘语言学转向’与视觉方法论研究”、“视觉文化与图像意识研究”等多项国家社科基金重点项目、教育部人文社科项目等课题。撰有《视觉文化与图像意识》、《视觉文化与当代文化批评》、《现代性困境中的极端体验》等学术专著。曾在《文艺研究》、《文学评论》、《二十一世纪》（香港）等核心刊物发表论文60余篇，其中多篇被全文复印或转载。

This second edition of the landmark textbook Reading Images builds on its reputation as the first systematic and comprehensive account of the grammar of visual design. Drawing on an enormous range of examples from children's drawings to textbook illustrations, photo-journalism to fine art, as well as three-dimensional forms such as sculpture and toys, the authors examine the wa...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book―against a background of t...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book―against a background of t...(展开全部)

Surrounded by potential adversaries, nineteenth-century Prussia and twentieth-century Germany faced the formidable prospect of multifront wars and wars of attrition. To counteract these threats, generations of general staff officers were educated in operational thinking, the main tenets of which were extremely influential on military planning across the globe and were adopted b...(展开全部)

Surrounded by potential adversaries, nineteenth-century Prussia and twentieth-century Germany faced the formidable prospect of multifront wars and wars of attrition. To counteract these threats, generations of general staff officers were educated in operational thinking, the main tenets of which were extremely influential on military planning across the globe and were adopted b...(展开全部)

This catalogue features 300 outstanding pieces from Joseph Hotung's collection of Chinese jades and provides a comprehensive survey of 6000 years of development. The jades are arranged by type, shape and function (ritual and ceremonial) and form a significant reference for scholars and collectors, comparing them with the collections of the British Museum. Recent discoveries in ...(展开全部)