The Emergence of Iconic Depth. Secular Icons in a Comparative
Perspective

C 2012

The Emergence of Iconic Depth. Secular Icons in a Comparative Perspective

BINDER, Werner

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Emergence of Iconic Depth. Secular Icons in a Comparative Perspective

Autoři

BINDER, Werner

Vydání

New York; Houndmills, Iconic Power. Materiality and Meaning in Social Life, od s. 101-116, 16 s. cultural sociology series, 2012

Nakladatel

Palgrave Macmillan

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

50000 5. Social Sciences

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/12:00060946

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

ISBN

978-0-230-34005-3

Klíčová slova anglicky

Visual sociology; secular icon; war photography; Abu Ghraib; Vietnam

Změněno: 5. 4. 2013 10:03, Ing. Alena Raisová

Anotace

V originále

In the last years, the concept of the “secular icon” became more and more popular in the field of visual studies. Secular icons are widely regarded as images of extraordinary symbolic power and as carriers of collective emotions and meanings. The following contribution offers a theoretical elaboration and a comparative case study of secular icons. I will first discuss the role of visuality in social life and the relation of image and text. The second part of this study focuses on the sacred in sociology and modern society in order to clarify in what sense secular icons can be regarded as sacred. Third, I will develop a catalogue of formal criteria for secular icons that can also be viewed as dimensions of iconicity. The fourth part applies this model to the Abu Ghraib photographs, in particular to the image that became the icon of the scandal. The fifth part introduces a comparative case, the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam war. Finally, my conclusion offers a resume, a short discussion of two problematic cases and some reflections on the growing importance of secular icons in a globalizing civil sphere.

Citovat

BINDER, Werner. The Emergence of Iconic Depth. Secular Icons in a Comparative Perspective. In Iconic Power. Materiality and Meaning in Social Life. New York; Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, s. 101-116. cultural sociology series. ISBN 978-0-230-34005-3.

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ER  -

BINDER, Werner. The Emergence of Iconic Depth. Secular Icons in a Comparative Perspective. In \textit{Iconic Power. Materiality and Meaning in Social Life}. New York; Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, s.~101-116. cultural sociology series. ISBN~978-0-230-34005-3.

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