Visual Methodologies
eBook - ePub

Visual Methodologies

An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials

  1. 480 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Visual Methodologies

An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials

About this book

Have you found some exciting images that you want to explore but don't know how to start your research or what methods to choose? Do you have a question about an aspect of visual culture that you want to answer? Whatever level of experience you have, this classic text will provide you with the key skills you need to complete a visual methods research project, understand the rationale behind each step, and engage with the contexts and power relations that shape our interpretation of visual images. With a clear step-by-step approach that is easy to dip in and out of, the book features: •Key examples in every methods chapter to demonstrate how the methods work in practice and with different visual materials
•'Focus' and 'Discussion' features that help you practice your skills at specific parts of the methods and understand some of the method's complexities
•Guidance on researching using digital visual media, such as Instagram and TikTok, integrated throughout the book

This bestselling critical guide is the perfect companion to visual methods projects for undergraduates, graduates, researchers and academics across the social sciences and humanities.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Figures And Tables
  8. About the Author
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Preface: Introducing The Fifth Edition
  11. 1 How To Use This Book
  12. I Contexts
  13. 2 Researching With Visual Materials A Brief Survey Of Conceptual Debates
  14. 3 A Critical Visual Methodology
  15. II Design
  16. 4 Understanding Visual Research Ethics
  17. 5 Designing A Visual Methods Research Project
  18. 6 How To Find, Format, Reference And Reproduce Images
  19. III Methods
  20. 7 Compositional Interpretation Looking With A‘Good Eye’
  21. 8 Content Analysis And Cultural Analytics Finding Patterns In What You See
  22. 9 Semiology Making Sense Of Signs
  23. 10 Discourse Analysis I Text, Intertextuality And Context
  24. 11 Discourse Analysis II Institutions, Objects And Displays
  25. 12 Interviews And Ethnographies Studying Audiences, Fans And Users
  26. 13 Making Images As Research Data Documentation, Elicitation And Participation
  27. 14 Applying Digital Methods To Digital Images
  28. IV Engagement
  29. 15 Using Images To Make Research Findings Engaging
  30. References
  31. Name Index
  32. Subject Index