Areas of Specialization

• Theory of Images | the transformative and revealing powers of pictures; the way images generate ideas and amplify the senses.

• Power and Politics of Images | instrumental uses of photography and other measures for surveillance and control; images and the construction of human typologies.

• Visual Thinking | iconicity across symbolic systems; maps and diagrams; attempts at rethinking text/image relations.

• Extended Minds | the role of symbols and tools in the constitution of the human mind.

• Scientific Imaging and Visualization | epistemic and evidential functions of visual instruments in science; use of medical imaging technologes for diagnostics and treatment; simulation.