I am pleased to present this issue of JAST, offering a selection of articles all of which deal in one way or another, with visual culture, particularly in connection with the USA. It hasn’t been long since visual culture has been recognized as a distinct field of study. Yet, it is quickly gaining popularity in numerous academic fields, from cultural and literary studies to political science and economy. A term loosely used by art historians, sociologists and scholars of media long before becoming an official area of study, visual culture now represents a place of convergence for disparate disciplines, and is an inherently interdisciplinary affair, both in terms of content and method.