Made to Be Seen: Perspectives on the History of Visual
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Banks, Marcus / Ruby, Jay, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, "Made to be Seen" brings togeong>theong>r leading scholars of visual anthropology to examine ong>theong> ong>historicalong> development of this multifaceted ong>andong> growing field. Expong>andong>ing ong>theong> definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, ong>theong> contributors to "Made to be Seen" reflect on ong>theong> role of ong>theong> visual in all areas of life. Different essays critically examine a range of topics: art, dress ong>andong> body adornment, photography, ong>theong> built environment, digital forms of visual anthropology, indigenous media, ong>theong> body as a cultural phenomenon, ong>theong> relationship between experimental ong>andong> ethnographic film, ong>andong> more. ong>Theong> first attempt to present a comprehensive overview of ong>theong> many aspects of an anthropological approach to ong>theong> study of visual ong>andong> pictorial culture, "Made to be Seen" will be ong>theong> stong>andong>ard reference on ong>theong> subject for years to come. Students ong>andong> scholars in anthropology, sociology, visual studies, ong>andong> cultural studies will greatly benefit from this pioneering look at ong>theong> way ong>theong> visual is inextricably threaded through most, if not all, areas of human activity.