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3. Can imagery be addressed in new ways with on-line methods? Can a collective discussion of imagery produce more scholarly knowledge than just an individual analysis? Is it possible to analyze electronic images in a scholarly manner without examining the material object? texture of the paper? printing technique? style? color?
 
Advantage of examining the material object Jack Censer, 6-1-03, 3:33 PM
the material object Lynn Hunt, 6-23-03, 10:52 PM
RE: Advantage of examining the material object Vivian Cameron, 7-6-03, 6:28 PM
On-line Collaboration Wayne Hanley, 6-6-03,
9:53 AM
On-line Collaboration Barbara Day-Hickman, 7-1-03,
4:22 PM
RE: On-line Collaboration Joan B. Landes,
7-14-03, 3:28 PM
zooming on images Warren Roberts, 7-2-03, 2:08 PM
on-line collaboration Vivian Cameron, 7-6-03,
6:35 PM
on material objects and digital technology Joan B. Landes, 7-12-03, 5:33 PM
Final thoughts Warren Roberts, 7-19-03, 8:03 AM
on-line collaboration Barbara Day-Hickman,
7-24-03, 4:28 PM

Subject: Advantage of examining the material object
Posted By: Jack Censer
Date Posted: 6-1-03, 3:33 PM

There is no doubt that examining the image directly is the best way because the focal point of the naked eye is much more flexible than the camera or scanner. New more sophisticated techniques will allow up close examination of images but often at the loss of the entire image. However, one has to assume that the internet can be a meeting place for images and scholars that creates colloborative efforts otherwise impossible. A discussion of symbols or metaphors, for example, should be far easier.
 
 
 
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