Estetica, visual culture studies, Bildwissenschaft

Abstract

My paper aims at offering an overview of the variously called “visual”, “iconic” or “pictorial” turn that has characterised many disciplinary domains in these last three decades, including the philosophical and aesthetic reflection on the sphere of the im-ages. A focus on the notion of “visual culture” will be followed by a survey of the main pioneering works and authors, and by the exposition of the major trends which articulate this field.