Made to Be Seen Perspectives on the History of Visual Anthropology

Name: Made to Be Seen Perspectives on the History of Visual Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780226036625

ISBN-10: 0226036626

ISBN-13: 9780226036625

Edition: 2011

Authors: Marcus Banks, Jay Ruby

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Made to be Seenbrings together leading scholars of visual anthropology to examine the historical development of this multifaceted and growing field. Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, the contributors toMade to be Seenreflect on the role of the visual in all areas of life. Different essays critically examine a range of topics: art, dress and body adornment, photography, the built environment, digital forms of visual anthropology, indigenous media, the body as a cultural phenomenon, the relationship between experimental and ethnographic film, and more. The first attempt to present a comprehensive overview of the many aspects of an anthropological…

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List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Marcus Banksï¿½is professor of visual anthropology at the University of Oxford and the author ofï¿½Using Visual Data in Qualitative Research.ï¿½

Jay Rubyï¿½is professor emeritus of anthropology at Temple University and the author or editor of numerous books.



Introduction: Made to Be Seen Historical Perspectives on Visual Anthropology




Skilled Visions Toward an Ecology of Visual Inscriptions




Material Visions Dress and Textiles




Visual Anthropology and the Built Environment Interpenetrations of the Visible and the Invisible




Unfinished Dialogues Notes toward an Alternative History of Art and Anthropology




Theorizing "the Body" in Visual Culture




Tracing Photography




Ethnographic Film




Digital Visual Anthropology Potentials and Challenges




Native Intelligence A Short History of Debates on Indigenous Media and Ethnographic Film




Productive Dissonance and Sensuous Image-Making Visual Anthropology and Experimental Film




Anthropology and the Problem of Audience Reception



Hindsight/Postscript: Ethical and Epistemic Reflections on/of Anthropological Vision



Bibliography


Filmography


Contributors


Index