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Taylor Arnold et Lauren Tilton: Visual cultures / Visual data
On The February 17, 2020
Salle de réunion - Allée A - 1er étage
We will present a methodological and theoretical framework for the study of large collections of visual materials. Our framework, distant viewing, is distinguished from other approaches by making explicit the interpretive nature of extracting semantic metadata from images. In other words, one must ‘view’ visual materials before studying them.
We illustrate the need for the interpretive process of viewing by simultaneously drawing on theories of visual semiotics, photography, and computer vision. Two illustrative applications of the distant viewing framework to our own research are draw upon to explicate the potential and breadth of the approach.
Taylor Arnold is an assistant professor at the University of Richmond (Virginia, U.S.A.) within the linguistics program and the department of mathematics and computer science, and a 2019-2020 Collegium de Lyon Fellow.Lauren Tilton is an assistant professor at the University of Richmond (Virginia, U.S.A.) within the department of rhetoric and communication studies.
