Visual sociology has been part of the sociological vocabulary since the
1970s, but until now there has not been a comprehensive text that
introduces this area. Written by one of the founding fathers in the
field, Visual Sociology explores how the world that is seen,
photographed, drawn, or otherwise represented visually is different from
the world that is represented through words and numbers.
Doug Harper's exceptional photography and engaging, lively writing style
will introduce:
- visual sociology as embodied observation
- visual sociology as semiotics
- visual sociology as an approach to data: empirical, narrative,
phenomenological and reflexive
- visual sociology as an aspect of photo documentary
- visual sociology and multimedia.
This definitive textbook is made up of eleven chapters on the key topics
in visual sociology. With teaching and learning guidance, as well as
clear, accessible explanations of current thinking in the field, this
book will be an invaluable resource to all those with an interest in
visual sociology, research methods, cultural geography, cultural theory
or visual anthropology.