Author

Publication

2001-04-23 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

59,000 words, Guess

Page Count

236 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number00045556
  • Goodreads1184310
  • LibraryThing3285854

Classifications

  • LCCGN347 .G75 2001

Description

"Grimshaw's exploration of the role of vision within modern anthropology engages with current debates about ocularcentrism, investigating the relationship between vision and knowledge in ethnographic enquiry. Using John Berger's notion of 'ways of seeing', the author argues that vision operates differently as a technique and theory of knowledge within the discipline. Vision is foregrounded in the work of contemporary ethnographers, focusing more general questions about technique and epistemology in ethnographic enquiry, whether image-based media are used or not."--Jacket.

First Sentence

In December 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumiere presented their newly patented cinematographe to a public audience for the first time.

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Other Editions

  • The Ethnographer's Eye: Ways of Seeing in AnthropologyHardcoverCambridge University Press2001-04-23

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