Pinks forwardthinking book offers strategies for ethnographic researchers to gather visual data. Books by sarah pink author of doing visual ethnography. Ethnography was popularised by anthropology, but is used across a wide range of social sciences. These elements have at times defined cultures, named people, and told them who they are and what they might become. Sarah pink, monash university, mada school of art, design and architecture, and faculty of information technology, faculty member.
Images, media, and representation in research, pink 2001 provides the reader with an explanation of an innovative and interesting ethnographic method. 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. Methodological books include atmospheres and the experiential world 2018, digital ethnography. Part 1 situates ethnographic images, and ethnography itself, in a theoretical context and discusses ethical issues.
Images, media and representation in research, sarah pink outlines the possibilities and practicalities of visual methods in. Phil student in anthropology at the institute of social and cultural anthropology, university of oxford and member of the oxford digital ethnography group. Images, media and representation find, read and cite all the. Visual ethnography publishes two issues per year with articles in english, italian, french, spanish and portuguese.
Sarah pink has 36 books on goodreads with 1230 ratings. Sarah pinks most popular book is doing visual ethnography. Doing visual ethnography by sarah pink for educational purpose only a. This prepublication consists of the whole discussion section in the journal of visual anthropology, editor, paul hockings. Reading it i immediately notice its focus on three primary methods of visual media.
The walking, art and ethnography seminar was generously funded by the faculty of social sciences and humanities at loughborough university. Nov 21, 20 doing visual ethnography by sarah pink, 9781446211175, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. From academia to intervention in this chapter, i situate sensory ethnography in two ways. Her books include doing visual ethnography 2001, home truths 2004, working images 2. 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. If youre looking for a free download links of doing visual ethnography pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Thus i propose that a focus on urban mobilities and routes might also be developed through a visual ethnographic. Recent anthropological discussions have drawn attention to the importance of studying other peoples. Doing visual ethnography 2001, women and bullfighting 1997. She presents two of her research studies as examples. Many writers working in the field of visual ethnography make reference to her work. 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 sensory ethnography responds to a recent an explosion of interest in the senses across the social sciences. Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual anthropology with its wider contexts, including.
The future of sensory anthropologythe anthropology of the. It offers a reflexive approach to theoretical, methodological, practical and ethical issues of using these media. Sarah pink is the author of doing visual ethnography 3. Visual methods, like video, photography and film see pink, 2001 and the internet hine, 2000 are now also joining the list. 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. This article maps the territory of visual ethnography as a key and accessible research methodology in education. Read doing visual ethnography by professor sarah pink available from rakuten kobo. 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.
Her books include doing visual ethnography 2001, home truths 2004, working images 2004 and applications of anthropology 2005. View sarah pink s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sarah pink monash university, australia sage publications ltd. Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual anthropology with its. Essential reading for anyone wishing to engage with images, technologies and society, doing visual ethnography is a. Introduction in 2010 we moved to barcelona for twelve months to do research about social media and activism. 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. Sarah pink professor of design and emerging technologies. The result is an exciting new interdisciplinary approach of great potential influence in and out of academia. Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual anthropology. It aims to provide an overview and to present theory and practice for future research. Request pdf on jan 1, 2009, sarah pink and others published doing visual ethnography.
Filmmaking with visual ethnography an interview with sarah pink. This video is an interview with sarah pink, professor at rmit and author of books such as doing visual ethnography and doing sensory 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. 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. Visual ethnography is indexed in scopus and web of science. Chapter six on visual ethnography is the best material in this monograph.
My own section in it is called doing visual ethnography is included in pages 2226. 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. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sarah. To view one of her recent keynote lectures in this area. Sarah pink is an international and interdisciplinary scholar who combines theoretical and methodological research with applied practice. Read download visual anthropology pdf pdf download. Sarah is also global authority on digital visual and sensory ethnography methodologies. She is currently professor of design and emerging technologies at monash university, where she is also director of the interdisciplinary emerging technology research. Those already proficient in ethnographic methods will find doing visual ethnography a foray into what should be an increasingly normative terrain and what is. Sarah pink has provided a range of examples and analysis of visual projects, both from her own. Images, media and representation in research, sarah pink outlines the possibilities and practicalities of visual methods in ethnographic research. Sarah pink published doing visual ethnography in 2001, and the most recent version was written in 20. These varied forms of visual representation provide a means for recording, documenting, and explaining. The aim is to comment on the subdisciplines current status, raise awareness of challenges faced and identify possibilities for the future.
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. Sarahs other recent books include doing visual ethnography 3rd edition 20, situating everyday life 2012 and advances in visual methodology 2012. It also provides valuable reading for researchers and postgraduates. Pdf visual ethnography, thick description and cultural. Anthropology and design is a strong addition to the emerging field of design anthropology. The former has found expression in some of the observational films of robert gardner and his intellectual progeny at the harvard sensory. 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. Studies philosophy, anthropology, and communication. 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.
Monash university, australia, and halmstad university, sweden. 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. These methods are also used in nonethnographic research and what distinguishes their application in ethnography is that they are employed to meet the objectives. Those already proficient in ethnographic methods will find doing visual ethnography a foray into what should be an increasingly normative. 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. Doing visual ethnography sarah pink, professor sarah pink. Pink draws on research and paradigms from anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, photographic studies and media studies to describe visual methods in the qualitative paradigm. Doing visual ethnography explores the use and potential of photography, video and hypermedia in ethnographic and social research. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read doing visual ethnography.
Visual ethnography e riconosciuta come rivista di classe a, macrosettore 11a5. Images, media, and representation in research by sarah pink abstract in doing visual ethnography. 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. She is a global leader in sensory and visual ethnography. The ivsa ivsa is committed to open and free intellectual discourse surrounding the visual representation of society and culture. 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. Doing sensory ethnography 1 situating sensory ethnography. This article briefly examines visual anthropologys strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, in the form of a swot analysis. Sarah is also an international leader in innovative digital, visual and sensory research, intervention and dissemination methodologies.
Jun 18, 2015 visual ethnography artisan tuna fishing economies. Visual interventions by sarah pink overdrive rakuten. Abstract sensory ethnography is an emerging trend within visual anthropology, with practitioners focusing on at least two different aspects. 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. John postill and sarah pink social media ethnography. 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. 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.
Sarah pink argues that this potential can be harnessed by engaging visual. Three sole authored books on visual methods, published in 2001 by marcus banks, gillian rose, and sarah pink, may meet this need. Doing visual ethnography ebook written by sarah pink. First, that the method of video recording research participants while. Essential reading for anyone wishing to engage with images.
The third edition of this classic text includes new chapters on webbased practices for visual ethnography and the issues surrounding the. 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. 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. 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 is a social anthropologist whose research includes a focus on visual methodologies and the relationship between applied and academic anthropology. First, i outline its continuities and departures from existing ethnographic methodologies. Her work focuses on gender, the senses, media, the home, and visual methodologies in research and representation. It offers a reflexive approach to theoretical, methodological. Doing visual ethnography ebook by professor sarah pink. It guides the reader through the field in a reflexive and highly stimulating way. This article builds on the earlier notion of a visual ethnography pink, 2007a to suggest the idea of a visual ethnography inof movement. My own section in it is called doing visual ethnography is included in. Her work is usually interdisciplinary and international, connecting anthropological ethnography to design and engineering disciplines as well as to documentary.