Visual cultures are today entangled within pulsating webs of suggestive electronic imagery. Some images fascinate us. Others make us afraid. Dominant images captivate our attention in ways that are steeped in heterosexist, racialized, militarized, nationalistic, and capital-intensive coloniality. This seminar explores the iconic power of visual images in media-saturated global society. How do visual images influence our imagination of others and ourselves, our pleasures, ethics, and politics? In exploring this question, seminar participants are invited to engage with a variety of artful sociological approaches to the study of visual culture--critical perspectives on sensate ways of seeing and their power.
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