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• ISBN: 9781890761165
• ISBN: 1890761168
• Physical Description: 240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
• Publisher: [Baltimore] : Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County : 2011.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-230)

Formatted Contents Note:

Keynote interviews / Kevin Finneran. Eduardo Kac ; E.O. Wilson -- Symposium transcripts : visual culture and evolution. Welcome. J.D. Talasek ; Symmes Gardner ; Phyllis Hecht ; Roger Malina ; Kevin Finneran. Early origins of evolutionary thinking. What is evolution? ; What is visual culture? ; What influence did evolutionary ideas have on other areas of thinking? ; What evolutionary ideas were circulating in the early nineteenth century? ; What was the impact of evolutinary thinking on visual culture in the late nineteenth century?. Evolution : then and now. What new branches of evolutionary thinking have emerged? ; How is the notion of evolution manifested in visual culture today? ; How do scientific ideas function in the cultural realm? ; Does the idea of "elegance" function in science as it does in art? ; Where do we go from here? ; Wrap-up.

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Evolution (Biology) > Social aspects > Congresses.
Art and science > Congresses.
Evolution (Biology) > History > Congresses.
Natural history illustration > History > Congresses.
Visual communication in science > Congresses.

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