Doing sensory ethnography responds to a recent an explosion of interest in the senses across the social sciences. My own section in it is called doing visual ethnography is included in. Visual ethnography publishes two issues per year with articles in english, italian, french, spanish and portuguese. Sarah pink, the author of doing visual ethnography. Chapter six on visual ethnography is the best material in this monograph.
Sarah pink has 36 books on goodreads with 1230 ratings. First, i outline its continuities and departures from existing ethnographic methodologies. Part 1 situates ethnographic images, and ethnography itself, in a theoretical context and discusses ethical issues. These varied forms of visual representation provide a means for recording, documenting, and explaining. Read download visual anthropology pdf pdf download. Monash university, australia, and halmstad university, sweden. My own section in it is called doing visual ethnography is included in pages 2226. Based on the latest scholarship and practice in the social sciences as well as design, this interdisciplinary text introduces a new design ethnography which offers unique and original approaches to research and intervention in the home. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read doing visual ethnography. These methods are also used in nonethnographic research and what distinguishes their application in ethnography is that they are employed to meet the objectives. Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual. Sarah pink the future of sensory anthropologythe anthropology of the senses i a focus on the senses has become a key theme in contemporary anthropology. Thus i propose that a focus on urban mobilities and routes might also be developed through a visual ethnographic. This video is an interview with sarah pink, professor at rmit and author of books such as doing visual ethnography and doing sensory ethnography.
Images, media and representation in research, sarah pink outlines the possibilities and practicalities of visual methods in. This article builds on the earlier notion of a visual ethnography pink, 2007a to suggest the idea of a visual ethnography inof movement. Visual methods, like video, photography and film see pink, 2001 and the internet hine, 2000 are now also joining the list. The future of sensory anthropologythe anthropology of the. The third edition of this classic text includes new chapters on webbased practices for visual ethnography and the issues surrounding the representation, interpretation, and authoring of knowledge with the rise of digital media. From academia to intervention in this chapter, i situate sensory ethnography in two ways. Images, media and representation find, read and cite all the. It offers a reflexive approach to theoretical, methodological.
Sarah pink published doing visual ethnography in 2001, and the most recent version was written in 20. The digital researcher in a messy web abstract social media practices and technologies are often part of how ethnographic research participants navigate their wider social, material and technological worlds and are equally part of ethnographic practice. These elements have at times defined cultures, named people, and told them who they are and what they might become. The walking, art and ethnography seminar was generously funded by the faculty of social sciences and humanities at loughborough university. First, that the method of video recording research participants while. Jun 18, 2015 visual ethnography artisan tuna fishing economies. Those already proficient in ethnographic methods will find doing visual ethnography a foray into what should be an increasingly normative terrain and what is certainly a muchneeded addition to the literature. Drawing on her own research and the experience of other ethnographers, sarah pink provides an indispensible guide for anyone looking to use images and visual technologies as part of their research. Recent anthropological discussions have drawn attention to the importance of studying other peoples. We are grateful to the university for supporting this event, to our four speakers, and also to the forty or so participants some of whom travelled from abroad to attend for enriching our discussions. Those already proficient in ethnographic methods will find doing visual ethnography a foray into what should be an increasingly normative terrain and what is.
She is a global leader in sensory and visual ethnography. The aim is to comment on the subdisciplines current status, raise awareness of challenges faced and identify possibilities for the future. Pdf visual ethnography, thick description and cultural. Images, media, and representation in research, pink 2001 provides the reader with an explanation of an innovative and interesting ethnographic method. Sarah pink suggests rethinking the ethnographic process through reflexive attention to what she terms the sensoriality of the experience, practice and knowledge of both researchers and those who participate in their research. Sarah pink monash university, australia sage publications ltd. Her work focuses on gender, the senses, media, the home, and visual methodologies in research and representation. The ivsa ivsa is committed to open and free intellectual discourse surrounding the visual representation of society and culture. The result is an exciting new interdisciplinary approach of great potential influence in and out of academia. Sarah pink is professor of design and media ethnography at rmit university in australia, and professor in applied social and cultural analysis at halmstad university in sweden. Sarah pink is design anthropologist, researcher, consultant and thought leader, whose work focuses on scholarship and intervention in the fields of technology design, digital technologies in everyday life and design for wellbeing. Sarah pink s most popular book is doing visual ethnography.
If you are interested in how to use visual ethnography as an aproach of filmmaking, then you will get some great notions on how to grasp this method. Doing visual ethnography by sarah pinkfor educational. Those already proficient in ethnographic methods will find doing visual ethnography a foray into what should be an increasingly normative. Ethnography was popularised by anthropology, but is used across a wide range of social sciences. John postill and sarah pink social media ethnography. Doing sensory ethnography situates the field in its broad multidisciplinary and contemporary context, but also provides a handson approach to ethnographic methods as well as the writing up of results. Doing visual ethnography by sarah pink for educational purpose only a. Sarah pink is an international and interdisciplinary scholar who combines theoretical and methodological research with applied practice. She is currently professor of design and emerging technologies at monash university, where she is also director of the interdisciplinary emerging technology research. Abstract sensory ethnography is an emerging trend within visual anthropology, with practitioners focusing on at least two different aspects.
To view one of her recent keynote lectures in this area. Doing visual ethnography sarah pink, professor sarah pink. One, of women and bullfighting in spain, and the other, related to economic inequalities in guinea bissau, show the reader the different ways that visual tools. Pinks forwardthinking book offers strategies for ethnographic researchers to gather visual data. Sarah pink, monash university, mada school of art, design and architecture, and faculty of information technology, faculty member. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sarah. Visual ethnography e riconosciuta come rivista di classe a, macrosettore 11a5. Doing visual ethnography 2001, women and bullfighting 1997. Studies philosophy, anthropology, and communication. Doing sensory ethnography 1 situating sensory ethnography. Sarah pink professor of design and emerging technologies.
Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual anthropology with its. Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual anthropology with its wider contexts, including. Visual interventions by sarah pink overdrive rakuten. Request pdf on jan 1, 2009, sarah pink and others published doing visual ethnography. This article maps the territory of visual ethnography as a key and accessible research methodology in education. Three sole authored books on visual methods, published in 2001 by marcus banks, gillian rose, and sarah pink, may meet this need. Methodological books include atmospheres and the experiential world 2018, digital ethnography. Anthropology and design is a strong addition to the emerging field of design anthropology. This article briefly examines visual anthropologys strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, in the form of a swot analysis.
This prepublication consists of the whole discussion section in the journal of visual anthropology, editor, paul hockings. Essential reading for anyone wishing to engage with images. Request pdf on jan 1, 20, sarah pink and others published doing visual ethnography find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Her books include doing visual ethnography 2001, home truths 2004, working images 2004 and applications of anthropology 2005. In this short piece i suggest that this focus can be understood in terms of two strands, the original anthropology of the senses on the one hand, and the newer sensory anthropology on the other. Read doing visual ethnography by professor sarah pink available from rakuten kobo. Sarah pink is the author of doing visual ethnography 3. Doing visual ethnography explores the use and potential of photography, video and hypermedia in ethnographic and social research. Sarah is also an international leader in innovative digital, visual and sensory research, intervention and dissemination methodologies. Filmmaking with visual ethnography an interview with. Essential reading for anyone wishing to engage with images, technologies and society, doing visual ethnography is a.
Doing visual ethnography ebook written by sarah pink. Sarah pink is a social anthropologist whose research includes a focus on visual methodologies and the relationship between applied and academic anthropology. The second edition of doing visual ethnography is an excellent resource for students of sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, media studies, and those doing ethnographic and qualitative research. Author sarah pink adopts the viewpoint that visual research methods should be rooted in a critical understanding of local and academic visual cultures, the visual media, and technologies being used and the ethical issues they raise. If youre looking for a free download links of doing visual ethnography pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. It also provides valuable reading for researchers and postgraduates. Her work is usually interdisciplinary and international, connecting anthropological ethnography to design and engineering disciplines as well as to documentary.
It guides the reader through the field in a reflexive and highly stimulating way. The former has found expression in some of the observational films of robert gardner and his intellectual progeny at the harvard sensory. View sarah pink s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Her books include doing visual ethnography 2001, home truths 2004, working images 2. Reading it i immediately notice its focus on three primary methods of visual media. Sarah is also global authority on digital visual and sensory ethnography methodologies.
Images, media, and representation in research by sarah pink abstract in doing visual ethnography. Visual ethnography is indexed in scopus and web of science. It offers a reflexive approach to theoretical, methodological, practical and ethical issues of using these media. Nov 10, 2015 types of ethnography visual ethnography visual ethnography uses photography, motion pictures, hypermedia, the web, interactive cds, cdroms, and virtual reality as ways of capturing and expressing perceptions and social realities of people. The practice of making nonfiction work which goes under the names media anthropology or sensory ethnography is based on the understanding that human meaning does not emerge only from language. Pink draws on research and paradigms from anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, photographic studies and media studies to describe visual methods in the qualitative paradigm. The changing story of ethnography robin patric clair e thnography is a practice and an expression with a capacious historical past that necessarily includes philosophical, political, spiritual, and aesthetic elements. Doing visual ethnography ebook by professor sarah pink.
Sarahs other recent books include doing visual ethnography 3rd edition 20, situating everyday life 2012 and advances in visual methodology 2012. Introduction in 2010 we moved to barcelona for twelve months to do research about social media and activism. Sarah pinks most popular book is doing visual ethnography. Essential reading for anyone wishing to engage with images, technologies and society, doing visual ethnography is a milestone in ethnographic and visual research. Following the success of the first edition, this fully revised and updated second edition of doing visual ethnography explores the use and potential of photography, video, and hypermedia in ethnographic and social research. Within the field of usability, usercentred design and service design, ethnography is used to support a designers deeper understanding of the design problem including the relevant domain, audiences, processes, goals and contexts of use. Many writers working in the field of visual ethnography make reference to her work. Sarah pink has provided a range of examples and analysis of visual projects, both from her own. Making routes, making place and making images be applied to a visual ethnography that attends to the routes and mobilities of ethnographers and research participants.
Nov 21, 20 doing visual ethnography by sarah pink, 9781446211175, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The international visual sociology association ivsa is a nonprofit, democratic, and academically oriented professional organization devoted to the visual study of society, culture, and social relationships. Sep 04, 2004 the explosion of visual media in recent years has generated a wide range of visual and digital technologies which have transformed visual research and analysis. Filmmaking with visual ethnography an interview with sarah pink. The third edition of this classic text includes new chapters on webbased practices for visual ethnography and the issues surrounding the. It aims to provide an overview and to present theory and practice for future research. Her book contains a basic introduction to visual ethnography and its. Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual anthropology. She presents two of her research studies as examples. Phil student in anthropology at the institute of social and cultural anthropology, university of oxford and member of the oxford digital ethnography group.
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