| Description |
193 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189). |
| Contents |
Flatness -- Flatland -- The importance of seeing double and then some -- The shape of our thoughts -- Our bodies in motion -- The fifth dimension -- Ruts -- Strings attached -- Vectors -- Awaking. |
| Summary |
"The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of scholarly discourse to offer readers both a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans construct knowledge. 'Unflattening' is an insurrection against the fixed viewpoint. Weaving together diverse ways of seeing drawn from science, philosophy, art, literature, and mythology, it uses the collage-like capacity of comics to show that perception is always an active process of incorporating and reevaluating different vantage points. While its vibrant, constantly morphing images occasionally serve as illustrations of text, they more often connect in nonlinear fashion to other visual references throughout the book. They become allusions, allegories, and motifs, pitting realism against abstraction and making us aware that more meets the eye than is presented on the page."--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Visual perception -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Knowledge, Theory of -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Imagery (Psychology) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Communication -- Methodology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Graphic novels.
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Communication -- Methodology.
(OCoLC)fst00869976
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst00946656
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Imagery (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00967541
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Knowledge, Theory of. (OCoLC)fst00988194
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Visual perception. (OCoLC)fst01168049
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels -- United States.
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Graphic novels.
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| ISBN |
9780674744431 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0674744438 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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