ERIC Number: EJ767089
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 14
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Visual Culture of Control
Sweeny, Robert W.
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, v47 n4 p294-307 Sum 2006
Current discussions regarding the notion of visual culture in art educational practice center the actions of the viewer as participant within the networks of visuality common in many contemporary societies. Surveillance technologies and techniques shift this notion of participation from active to passive, from seeing to being seen. This article explores the relationship between the gaze as structured by art educational practice and contemporary forms of surveillance, looking to theoreticians who analyze power as it is formed within complex visual networks. (Contains 3 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Art Education, Culture, Visual Environment, Social Control, National Security, Urban Areas, Art History, Photography, Undergraduate Study, Learning Activities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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