History, power and visual communication artefacts.
The role visual communication plays in disciplining and governing our thoughts, identities and behaviours has seldom been given the attention it deserves in historical investigation. This article argues that visual communication artefacts are a valuable source of historical evidence, particularly fo...
| Publicado en: | Rethinking History Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 280 - 303 |
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Jun2016
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