Doing Visual Ethnography
- Sarah Pink - RMIT University, Australia
Qualitative Research (General) | Social Research Methods | Sociological Research Methods
The book provides a foundation for thinking about visual ethnography and introduces the practical and theoretical issues relating to the visual and digital technologies used in the field.
Drawing upon her original research and the experiences of other ethnographers, author Sarah Pink once again challenges our understanding of the world and sets new agendas for visual ethnography by:
- Helpfully illustrating key concepts within real world contexts
- Introducing examples from both analogue and digital media
- Exploring material and electronic texts
- Setting out the shift towards applied, participatory and public visual scholarship.
This book is essential reading for those interested in ethnographic research in a variety of settings, working independently and/or as part of a multi-disciplinary team. It is excellent on fieldwork performances as routes to learning to see, not only the visual but also to catch the unseen elements of sensory experience, memories and imaginations.
Essential for any student doing visual ethnography or anthropology.
Clearly written and prompts further investigation
I enjoyed reading this book and it has provided me with ideas on how to teach ethnography to my students.
A great book that covers all the important steps for thhose whho are using visual methods/data in their research. Even though the book is geared towards ethnographers it is an amazing read for anyone who is implementing any visual materials in their project
Broad scope of creative use of visual methods - not particularly applicable to nursing research (I was reviewing for consideration as part of a research methods course) but extremely useful to anyone interested in evolving ethnography approaches
A valuable introduction to the subject, with application across a broad range of visual and media studies.
A must have book in the area
This is an accessible and well laid out course text that has proved very helpful in teaching students about using visual methods in ethnographic research.
A great book to introduce a growing but fairly new field. Very useful and well organised.
- New chapters on web-based practices for visual ethnography and the issues surrounding the representation, interpretation and authoring of knowledge with the rise of digital media
