"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

Looksy

An audio series about visual culture

I created an audio mini-series based on exploring visual culture through the lens of John Berger’s video series “Ways of Seeing”. The original 1972 BBC series can be viewed on YouTube.

Episode 1-John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing”

This episode discusses the four-part BBC series “Ways of Seeing” with special emphasis on the third episode.

Episode 2-An Interview with Mike Johansson

Mike Johansson is a principal lecturer in the School of Communication, College of Liberal Arts, at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This interview discusses visual communication and culture in the context of social media.

Episode 3-An Interview with Amelia Hugill-Fontanel

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel is the assistant curator of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This interview discusses the history of visual communication and how its purpose and use has changed over time.