The study of cultural objects and their materiality has moved to the center of cultural
sociology. This review synthesizes the work of this third wave of cultural sociology …

This article argues that appropriations are central to the production and reception of visual
icons: appropriations are instrumental in iconization processes as they confirm and …

This study examines the meaning-making work of transnational cultural references in
protest. Whether using the image of the superhero or re-mixing a famous painting, the …

Notwithstanding Pierre Bourdieu's profoundly influential oeuvre and globally recognized
dominant status in the social sciences, the humanities and cultural studies (Santoro 2008a; …

Abstract “Iconic” images possess cultural power. This paper asks: What makes an image
“iconic”? To become publicly recognized as “iconic,” images undergo a process of …

The mediated image of protest is a representation of a specific event, but may also become
nomadic, migrating through time and other protest issues. This chapter examines this …

This chapter focusses on the topic of iconicity in city branding. By analyzing the way in which
the Dutch city of Zwolle is 'made'into a successful brand–an iconic Hanseatic town–, general …

The author opens the essay with a preliminary discussion on the identity and the main
application fields of visual sociology: in the first part she analyzes the thought of those …

Геокультурное пространство любого региона формируется в результате
взаимодействия двух слабо отделимых друг от друга элементов-геокультур …

Abstract The Call for Papers invokes a history of thinking about images in terms of Western
traditions, culminating in the 'apocalyptic discourses of today's cultural climate'Jacques …