THE ROLE AND INTERPRETATION OF VISUAL IMAGE IN HISTORICAL STUDIES Nodira Nazarkulova

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INTRODUCTION interpretation derived from it. The formation of The concepts of “visual image” and “visual both visual images and visual imagery involves imagery” are central to the study of visual various standards, perspectives, and approaches anthropology, particularly within the historical that complement and clarify each other. context. Visual anthropology itself is a relatively new discipline within the history of Uzbekistan, In the context of women, visual representations necessitating extensive research into its subject encompass body shapes, clothing styles, facial matter, objects, methodologies, and specific structures, makeup, manners, rituals, and forms of terminologies. A visual image can be defined as family hierarchy. These elements vary significantly material information perceived through the across different cultures, nationalities, and human sense of sight, typically manifested as a religions. To understand visual imagery, two-, three-, or five-dimensional representation of researchers use visual images as primary sources. a clearly defined object, person, or event. This Conversely, visual imagery, as part of material image is the focal point of visual materials. culture, arises from ideological and philosophical viewpoints, much like other cultural forms. This Visual imagery, while more abstract, refers to the duality underscores the importance of both visual general concept formed through the collection and images and visual imagery in historical research, analysis of numerous visual images of a particular particularly in examining the evolving type of object, person, or event. Therefore, the representations of women across different visual image represents the material aspect, civilizations and epochs. whereas visual imagery is the conceptual https://www.theamericanjournals.com/index.php/tajssei 213 THE USA JOURNALS THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION INNOVATIONS (ISSN- 2689-100X) VOLUME 06 ISSUE06 Theoretical framework. German media theorist image. This implies that the object presented in a Vilém Flusser considered visual materials as photograph or video is perceived as a integral components of culture and categorized the representative of similar objects. For example, the history of visual images into three main stages: (1) portrayal of characters in Korean dramas, which the era of myth and traditional imagery, (2) the are now integral to the popular K-pop culture, period marked by the advent of records, and (3) influences our perception of the entire Korean the age of man-made images. Flusser equated the population. These dramas shape our views on their creation of man-made images to the development appearance, lifestyle, and socio-economic issues. of written language. According to him, the However, the actual lives of Koreans may differ distinctive characteristic of man-made images, as significantly from these dramatized opposed to written texts, is their capacity to depict representations. four-dimensional objects, events, or people, The visual image constructed through new media captured in a moment of time, in a two- networks is gaining a leading position in modern dimensional format. This enables viewers to infer culture, leading to changes in how visual the depicted reality. Although the essence of the information is received . The sheer volume of image itself is intangible, it becomes perceptible visual materials available for studying the history through its visual representation. Like historical of everyday life is immense, making it challenging realities, visual images can assume various forms, to isolate and examine the visual representations adapting to the demands of their times. of specific groups within a narrow context. Interpreting these images requires a rigorous and Consequently, it has become a complex task to objective approach from researchers, who must explain the visual image of a particular group consider the cultural and historical contexts in based on the research object’s visual appearance. which the images were produced and used. In fact, it is impossible to imagine life without In visual anthropology, the term “visual image” visual images: from information dissemination in carries two distinct meanings. First, it refers to an mass media to the context of entertainment events, imaginary or virtual image that forms in the human and all exchanges related to daily life on social mind upon reading a written source or hearing an networks, visual images permeate every aspect. audio message. In this context, the recipient of the Technology, by creating new forms of visual information constructs a mental picture of the presentation, enables a close study of the unique object without direct visual exposure. For instance, aspects of everyday life. Whereas early depictions of individuals from the Middle Ages or photographs represented only a limited group of earlier, prior to the advent of cameras, are people, today, anyone can take and be products o