Icons, iconicity, and cultural critique

Robert Hariman; John Louis Lucaites

doi:10.2383/80393

Icons, iconicity, and cultural critique

Robert Hariman, John Louis Lucaites

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Extending earlier work on iconic photographs, this essay advances an interpretive model that moves beyond the hermeneutics of suspicion to understand how image and culture interact to mediate social and political order. According to this newer model, the method of approach is curatorial, intuitive, allegorical, and deliberative; the connection between image and culture becomes accessible via a richer conception of both social surfaces and visual reportage; and understanding includes responding to a prophetic function that articulates possible futures for moral accountability.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Sociologica
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2383/80393
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

Allegory
Iconic photographs
Prophetic function of criticism
Social imaginary

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Sociology and Political Science

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