Reading 2: Irit Rogoff Studying Visual Culture

• How will you utilize your own word to describe the visual culture? What will be included and/or conflated inside?

I can use my own word to show my thoughts and opinions.

• Why is it important to be able to ask “new and alternative” questions in visual culture?

To always keep the conversation going forward and to

• How will you utilize your own word to restate Rogoff’s arguments on “speaking about” and “speaking to?”

I can use my own word to show my own opinions and ideas to others.

• Rogoff mentions her opinions about using “curious eyes” to replace “the good eyes.” What do you think about her comments? Agree or disagree? Please make your own arguments.

Curious eyes can be eyes that maybe don't have the same opinions but can gain new insight unlike good eyes that probably have the same ideas and cannot add any new perspective to the ideas.

• What does the term “gaze” mean in visual cultural studies?

• What possibilities could be brought to us by making, seeing, and living critically in visual culture?

The possibilities can be endless if we open our minds to visual culture. We can constantly learn and make new decisions.