The ethnographer's eye : ways of seeing in anthropology / Anna Grimshaw.
"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...
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| Hōputu: | Pukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Urunga tuihono: | Sample text |
| Whakarāpopototanga: | "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."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | xiii 222 pages ; 24 cm |
| Rārangi puna kōrero: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-212) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521773105 9780521773102 0521774756 9780521774758 |