miércoles, 18 de enero de 2012

Rethinking Visual Anthropology

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For many years the field of visual anthropology has been dominated by a focus on the production and study of ethnographic film, leading many anthropologists to dismiss it as of little importance to their work. This book shows that the scope of visual anthropology is far broader, encompassing the analysis of still photography, television, electronic representation, art, ritual, and material culture. Since anthropology involves the representation of one culture or segment of society to another, the authors argue, an understanding of the nature of representational processes across cultures is essential. This book brings together essays by leading anthropologists that cover the entire range of visual representation, from Balinese television to computer software manuals. Contributors discuss the anthropology of art, the study of landscape, the anthropology of ritual, the anthropology of media and communication, the history of anthropology, and art practice and production. Also included are a wide-ranging introduction and a concluding overview. The book should be of interest to anthropologists - even those who have never picked up a camera - and also to those concerned with cross-cultural visual representation in the fields of cultural studies, media studies, and communication theory.

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4 comentarios:

  1. Gracias por el aporte!
    Morphy es un autor con varias experiencias interesantes en el terreno de la antropologia visual y el cruce con el arte.
    abrazo!

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  2. Si Marina, tiene trabajos interesantes en el campo de la antropología del arte. Próximamente lanzaremos desde la revista una nueva convocatoria relacionada con este tema, te mantendré informada.
    Un abrazo

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    1. Mil gracias!. Yo pude conseguir el CD ROM con su trabajo sobre el artista Narritjin Maymuru. Y es interesante el modo en el que él ha intentado incorporar los nuevos soportes digitales al trabajo etnografico. Particularmente a mi me interesa el cruce entre antropologia y arte, por lo que siempre trato de ver que anda haciendo Morphy en ese sentido. Abrazo!!!!

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  3. The download link is broken. Any idea where I can get a copy? Cheers!

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