The summary is of three of the four written chapters. The television programme is divided into four sections and although the book is divided into seven chapters (three being made up solely of images), the book also covers four areas. A further advantage this book has is that many students have not had the opportunity to study photography, but have studied art, and so the book presents a logical progression for them when they start to study photography. These two points make it relatively easy to understand. For the student new to critical theory, it has the advantage of being produced for a mass audience, and has as a central aim the de-mystification of art. For the photographer, the book has the advantage of putting photography in the context of western art.

Although the book and programme make the same case, they do so in slightly different ways, and the programme is well worth watching. 1 1 John Berger, Ways of Seeing INTRODUCTION Published in 1972 and based on a BBC television programme of the same name, this is a very influential text on art criticism.

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