Question

while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: roland barthes was a french literary theorist and critic. barthes 1980 book camera lucida explores the function and effect of photography. it distinguishes between two ways a photograph can be meaningful, which barthes callsstudium and punctum. studium is the power to inform and educate a viewer. punctum is the power to move or wound a viewer. a photographs studium is the same for all viewers, while its punctum is personal to each viewer. the student wants to summarize the differences between barthes concepts of studium and punctum. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? a barthes believes a photographs studium, or power to educate a viewer, is the same for all viewers, while this is not true of its punctum. b in his 1980 book camera lucida, roland barthes presents two contrasting ways an image can affect a viewer, calling thesestudium and punctum. c studium and punctum are two terms used by the french critic roland barthes, each of which refers to a different meaningful feature of a photograph. d while a photographs studium, the information it carries,

Explanation:

The notes describe Roland Barthes' concepts of studium (the power to inform and educate a viewer, same for all viewers) and punctum (personal to each viewer). We need to find the summary - option A misstates Barthes' view on studium's effect on viewers; option B correctly contrasts the two concepts as described; option C misrepresents the nature of studium and punctum as terms; option D misinterprets the meaning of studium.

Answer:

B. In his 1980 book Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes presents two contrasting ways an image can affect a viewer, calling these "studium" and "punctum".