"Visual anthropology is concerned, in part, with the study and production of ethnographic photography, film and, since the mid-1990s, new media."
The different methods and techniques used for visual data collection in anthropology, including photography and videography.
History of Visual Anthropology: A study of the origins, development, and key figures of visual anthropology as a discipline.
Theoretical Frameworks: An overview of the various theoretical approaches that inform visual anthropology practices.
Ethnographic Filmmaking: A comprehensive guide to the filmmaking process involved in creating ethnographic documentaries.
Participatory Visual Methods: An examination of the ways in which communities can be engaged in the production of visual materials.
Photography: An exploration of various aspects of photography such as the technical aspects of camera operation, composition, framing, and the role of the photographer in the production of images.
Semiotics: An investigation of the meaning-making process and the use of visual language.
Visual Culture: An analysis of the cultural and social aspects of visual media, including art, advertising, and film.
Representation and Visual Ethics: A critical examination of the ethical implications of the visual representation of individuals, communities, and cultures.
Visual Data Analysis: An introduction to the use of visual methods for data collection and analysis in research settings.
Visual Storytelling: An exploration of the ways in which visual methods can be used to tell stories and convey messages.
Visual Media and Technology: A discussion of the role of technology in the production, distribution, and consumption of visual media.
Visual Activism: An investigation of the ways in which visual media can be used to inspire activism and social change.
Visual Literacy: An exploration of the skills and competencies necessary to interpret, analyze, and create visual media.
Collaborative Approaches: A study of collaborative methods, including participatory visual methods, co-creation, and working with interdisciplinary teams.
Aesthetics and Visual Anthropology: A discussion of the importance of aesthetic considerations in visual anthropology practice, including the balance between art and ethnography.
Photography: Involves capturing still images or series of images that depict a subject or event through a camera lens.
Film: Involves recording and editing moving images or video that convey a story or narrative, typically with sound and music.
Video: Similar to film, but often used to document events or interviews in a more casual or informal way, without the need for extensive editing.
Painting: Involves using various mediums (such as oil, watercolor or acrylic) to create images that represent a subject or idea.
Drawing: Involves using different tools (such as pencils, pens or charcoal) to create a visual representation of a subject or scene.
Digital media: Includes any visual media that has been produced or manipulated using computer software, such as digital images, animations, and interactive media.
Graphic design: Involves creating visual representations of ideas or concepts, often in the form of posters, logos or other types of marketing material.
Cartography: Involves the creation of maps, both physical and metaphorical, to convey spatial relationships and cultural values.
Performance art: Involves using the body as a visual medium to communicate cultural ideas or social commentary, often through dance, music, or theater.
Architecture: Involves designing and constructing spaces and buildings that reflect cultural values, social norms, and artistic expression.
"Visual anthropology encompasses much more, including the anthropological study of all visual representations such as dance and other kinds of performance, museums and archiving, all visual arts, and the production and reception of mass media."
"Research topics include sandpaintings, tattoos, sculptures and reliefs, cave paintings, scrimshaw, jewelry, hieroglyphics, paintings and photographs."
"Also within the province of the subfield are studies of human vision, properties of media, the relationship of visual form and function, and applied, collaborative uses of visual representations."
"Multimodal anthropology describes the latest turn in the subfield, which considers how emerging technologies like immersive virtual reality, augmented reality, mobile apps, social networking, gaming along with film, photography and art is reshaping anthropological research, practice and teaching."
"More recently it has been used by historians of science and visual culture."
"Although sometimes wrongly conflated with ethnographic film, visual anthropology encompasses much more..."
"Histories and analyses of representations from many cultures are part of visual anthropology..."
"Studies of human vision" are within the province of visual anthropology.
"Visual anthropology encompasses...the anthropological study of all visual representations such as dance and other kinds of performance..."
"Research topics include...paintings and photographs."
"Also within the province of the subfield are...the production and reception of mass media."
"Applied, collaborative uses of visual representations" are within the province of the subfield.
"Emerging technologies...are reshaping anthropological research..."
"...emerging technologies like immersive virtual reality, augmented reality, mobile apps, social networking, gaming along with film, photography and art..."
"More recently it has been used by historians of science and visual culture."
"The relationship of visual form and function" is studied within the subfield.
"...since the mid-1990s, new media" has been included in visual anthropology.
"Visual anthropology encompasses...museums and archiving."
"Studies of...properties of media" fall under the province of visual anthropology.