Understanding Representation

Jenn Webb

ISBN 10: 1412919193 / ISBN 13: 9781412919197

Published by Blue Rose Publishers Dez 2008, 2008

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'This is an extraordinarily lucid book. I am not sure that there is anyone who can do this sort of thing better than Jen Webb. It is a gift to students; extremely accessible yet complex and sophisticated in its treatment of theories and concepts of representation.' - Jim McGuigan, Loughborough UniversityUnderstanding Representation offers a contemporary, coherent and genuinely interdisciplinary introduction to the concept of representation. Drawing together the full range of ideas, practices, techniques and disciplines associated with the subject, this book locates them in a historical context, presents them in a readable fashion, and shows their relevance to everyday life in an engaging and accessible manner. Readers will be shown how to develop a sophisticated attitude to meaning, and understand the relationship to truth and identity that is brought into focus by communicative practices.With chapters on linguistic and political representation, art and media, and philosophical and cognitive approaches, this book: Guides readers through complex theoretical terrain with a highly readable and refreshing writing style. Explains the techniques and perspectives offered by semiotics, discourse analysis, poetics, politics, narratology, visual culture, cognitive theory, performance theory and theories of embodied subjectivity. Covers the new ideas and practices that have emerged since the work of Barthes, Eco and Foucault - especially communication and meaning-making in the digital environment, and the new paradigms of understanding associated with cognitive theories of identity and language. Teaches readers how to interpret and interrogate the world of signs in which they live. Understanding Representation provides students across the social sciences and humanities with an invaluable introduction to what is meant by 'representation'. 176 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Representation
• Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers Dez 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412919193
• ISBN 13: 9781412919197
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 154H x 12D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 278 grams

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Synopsis

"This is an extraordinarily lucid book. I am not sure that there is anyone who can do this sort of thing better than Jen Webb. It is a gift to students; extremely accessible yet complex and sophisticated in its treatment of theories and concepts of representation."
-Jim McGuigan, Loughborough University

Understanding Representation offers an accessible, engaging, and genuinely interdisciplinary introduction to the concept of representation. Drawing together the ideas, practices, and techniques associated with the subject, this book puts them in historical context and demonstrates their relevance to everyday life. Topics include linguistic and political representation, art and media, and philosophical and cognitive approaches.

Key Features

• Explains complex theories with a highly readable and refreshing writing style
• Demonstrates the techniques and perspectives offered by semiotics, discourse analysis, poetics, politics, narratology, and visual culture
• Covers the new ideas, practices, and media environments that have emerged since the work of Barthes, Eco, and Foucault
• Teaches readers how to interrogate and interpret the world of signs in which they live

Helping readers develop a sophisticated attitude toward meaning and understand the relationship between truth and identity, Understanding Representation is an essential introduction to what is meant by ′representation′.

About the Author

Jen Webb is Professor of Creative Communication at the University of Canberra. With Tony Schirato, she edits the Understanding Contemporary Culture book series.