Where Is the Theory in Visual Anthropology?

Hockings, Paul; Tomaselli, Keyan G.; Ruby, Jay; MacDougall, David; Williams, Drid; Piette, Albert; Schwarz, Maureen T.; Carta, Silvio

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Where Is the Theory in Visual Anthropology?

Date

2014

Authors

Hockings, Paul

Tomaselli, Keyan G.

Ruby, Jay

MacDougall, David

Williams, Drid

Piette, Albert

Schwarz, Maureen T.

Carta, Silvio

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

Is there a real theoretical underpinning for visual anthropology? Or are we just borrowing theoretical concepts, as needed, from other disciplines? Here eight visual anthropologists offer their thoughts on this fundamental question succinctly.