ISSN:
1572-8374
Keywords:
abortion
;
image
;
negative
;
refutation
;
visual argumentation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Notes:
Abstract Taking the possibility of visual argumentation seriously, this essay explores how refutation might proceed. We posit three ways in which images can refute and be refuted in a mixed-media environment: (1) dissection, in which an image is broken down discursively; (2) substitution, in which one image is replaced within a larger visual frame by a different image; and (3) transformation, in which an image is recontextualized in a new visual frame. These strategies are illustrated in an analysis of three American documentary films on abortion.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007703425353
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