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Visual Anthropology

Visual anthropology is a subfield of social anthropology that combines the production and analysis of ethnographic visual media with the systematic study of visual representations and phenomena in human cultures.

3.2K

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157.6K

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4.7K

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1.4K

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2017–2026

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3.2K

The Field of Cultural Production: Essays on Art and Literature

Tom Huhn, Pierre Bourdıeu, Randal Johnson · Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism · 1996 · 4.7K citations

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Talking about pictures: A case for photo elicitation

Douglas Harper · Visual Studies · 2002 · 3.9K citations

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Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science.

Margaret W. Rossiter, Donna Haraway · Journal of American History · 1990 · 2.3K citations

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Visual methodologies: an introduction to the interpretation of visual materials

Gillian Rose · Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 2.2K citations

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Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory

Alfred Gell · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 1999 · 1.9K citations

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Authors

4.7K

  1. JD
    J. D. Lewis‐Williams

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    17 publications · 1.4K citations

    17

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  2. PT
    Paul Taçon

    Griffith University, Australia

    18 publications · 690 citations

    16

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  3. SP
    Sarah Pink

    RMIT University, Australia

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. SK
    Sally K. May

    Griffith University, Australia

    11 publications · 261 citations

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  5. JG
    Joakim Goldhahn

    Linnaeus University, Sweden

    8 publications · 238 citations

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Institutions

1.4K

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    61 publications

    2K citations

  2. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    18 h-index

    35 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    17 h-index

    29 publications

    993 citations

  5. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    32 publications

    886 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    16 h-index

    25 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    27 publications

    2K citations

  8. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    16 h-index

    31 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 162 publications · 14.6K citations

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  2. Cambridge Archaeological Journal

    46 publications · 1.8K citations

    26

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  3. Man

    28 publications · 2.3K citations

    24

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  4. Visual Studies

    41 publications · 6.5K citations

    24

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  5. Visual Anthropology Review

    42 publications · 2.6K citations

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See also

Visual Anthropology

Core Methods

Ethical Issues

Visual Media

Theoretical Approaches

Research Contexts