1st Edition
Behind the Eye Reflexive Methods in Culture Studies, Ethnographic Film, and Visual Media
By Toril Jenssen
Copyright 2009
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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How is film used in research, and what are the implications of using audio-visual material in the development of scientific knowledge? This book confronts the strategies and challenges of using film in research contexts with a focus on the concept of reflexivity and the relationship between the researcher and informant. Jenssen examines reflexivity with respect to specific social science... Read more
Introduction 1. Science and visual communication 2. Approaching art 3. Ethnographic film and the development of knowledge: The basis of experience 4. Reflexivity in qualitative social science 5. Reflexivity as a social and cultural phenomenon 6. Ethics and the visualised other 7. The dance of the dead souls 8. The gaze of multiplicity References
Biography
Toril Jenssen
"Jenssen's book is written in a way that even an advanced undergraduate course should be able to incorporate with ease.... Any graduate student interested in this topic should be required to read this book. This book has many strengths, particularly serving as a tool for opening discussion, and providing clarity to a seemingly abstract way of conducting research."
--Visual Studies
