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Defining Public Visual Culture and Public Historical Culture

This video introduces the concept of “visual culture” including advertising and signage, murals and applied art, as well as historical visual culture.

This video introduces the concept of “visual culture” including advertising and signage, murals and applied art, as well as historical visual culture such as monuments and plaques.

If you would like to read about visual culture from an archeological perspective, visit this resource from Brown University.

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