Distant Viewing

Taylor Arnold is Associate Professor at the University of Richmond in the interdisciplinary programs in Data Science and Linguistics. A recipient of grants from the NEH and ACLS, Arnold’s research focuses on the interdisciplinary study of how messages are communicated through texts and visual media. He has published three books, most recently Layered Lives. 

Lauren Tilton is Associate Professor of Digital Humanities in the Department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies at the University of Richmond. Her research combines American Studies and digital humanities to the study of modern visual culture. She is the author of four books, including Layered Lives.
Together, Arnold and Tilton run the Distant Viewing lab at the University of Richmond.

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1 Distant Viewing: Theory 9
2 Distant Viewing: Method 33
3 Advertising in Color: Movie Posters and Genre 57
4 Seeing is Believing: Themes in Great Depression and World War II Photography 97
5 Feast for the Eyes: Locating Visual Style in Network-Era American Situation Comedies 145
6 Opening the Archive: Visual Search and Discovery of the Met's Open Access Program 177
Conclusion 221
Glossary 225
Notes 227
Bibliography 249
Datasets 265
Index 269