Han A Brief History of Image Science and Technology in China

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-981-336-922-1
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 137 Seiten

Reihe: History

This book, within the vision of the study on the image history, clearly manifests the development of Chinese image science and technology of over 2000 years based on compendium, while having briefly sorted out expositions by scientists since ancient times in China, demonstrates the spiritual course, ideas of thinking and forms of life and reveales profound humane ideas, basis of sentiments and styles of the spirit featured by Chinese image culture. The historic outline of images is clear-cut along with authenticated inter-attestation for clues of images and texts. Historic facts concerning images are ecologically diversified, while historic documents about images are properly chosen, in addition to the integration between liberal arts and science and perfect combination between images and texts. Blessed with nice integration between images and texts, this book serves as reference to experts, scholars, undergraduates and postgraduates related to the study on image history, history of science and technology, study of history and news communication.  

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Han, Congyao

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. The embryonic stage of image science and technology.- Chapter 2. The formation stage of image science and technology.- Chapter 3. The rising stage of image science and technology.- Chapter 4. The prime stage of image science and technology.- Chapter 5. The integration stage of image science and technology.

  

Über Autor(innen)

Congyao Han  is Professor of Journalism and Communication and School of History, Tutor of doctoral students and Director of the Research Institute of Chinese Image Culture at Nanjing University. His research interests are in the study of visual communication, study of image history and the history of communication technology. As the chief expert of important projects of national foundation of social science, he has independently presided over six national projects of scientific research, ten provincial and ministerial projects of scientific research, three important national projects of publication foundation and two international projects of scientific research.
His achievements of academic research have won him the second prize of the Award of Excellent Achievements in Scientific Research of Chinese Institutions of Higher Learning twice (Humanities and Social Science). His academic works have won the Award of Excellent Chinese Books. In addition, he haswon the second prize of national teaching achievements and the Academy Award of Chinese Photography twice. He has published more than 120 academic papers and 42 academic works both in China and abroad. His 22 academic works have been translated by foreign publishing houses into Japanese and Korean. His representative works include The Science of Image Communication , History of Chinese Image Science  (Ten volumes), History of Image-Oriented News of China in Modern Times:1840-1919 (Six volumes)and History of Image-Oriented News of Contemporary China: 1919-1949  (Ten volumes). As the chief editor, he has compiled History of Chinese Image Culture  in the nature of general history (Thirty-eight volumes). He has been to France, Germany, Italy, Britain, USA, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa and Israel for academic visits and lectures at invitation.