RLG101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Visual Learning, Chris Ofili, Mary Douglas
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Field of vision o o o o o o o o image itself relation between form and content creator(s) discourse (title, explanation, responses) historical context identity of viewers cultural context (of everything) institutional context. Religious seeing o ex. height metaphors (pride rock) visuality and construction of reality (morgan) transformation (ex. rites of passage) visual culture and religious practice o o o o o. Exclusion from study of religion o doctrine vs. practice. Power of images visual learners o: hinduism, buddhism, taoism o o. Power of the visual (what sheldon sees upsets him) Appearance and identity (clothing, homes, compare with indigenous masks and religious structures) What is pure and what is dirty? of people. Field of vision the meaning of artwork should be seen through the lens of visual culture o: must take into account the following components that comprise the overall field of vision":
