Elayne Zorn

Biographic Data

ID146757
NAMEElayne Zorn
GIVEN NAMESElayne
FAMILY NAMEZorn
SIGNATUREZORN E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Central Florida
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS32
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX3

  • Digital Ethnography: Anthropology, Narrative, and New Media

    Natalie M Underberg, Elayne ZornBOOKDigital Ethnography2013

    Digital ethnography can be understood as a method for representing real-life cultures through storytelling in digital media. Enabling audiences to go beyond absorbing facts, computer-based storytelling allows for immersion in the experience of another culture. A guide for anyone in the social sciences who seeks to enrich ethnographic techniques, Digital Ethnography offers a groundbreaking approach that utilizes interactive components to simulate …

  • Exploring Peruvian Culture through Multimedia Ethnography

    Natalie M Underberg, Elayne ZornARTICLEVisual Anthropology2013Cited by: 2References: 20

    The projects discussed in this article, Nicario Jiménez's website on Folkvine.org and the PeruVine/PeruDigital/PeruQuechua project, explore new ways to tell stories using features of digital environments such as immersion and imitation. In this article we discuss how the design and navigation structure of these websites tries to present simultaneously the context for understanding stories as well as the experiential dimension of ethnography and e…

  • Multisensory Immersion in Virtual Spaces: PeruVine/PeruDigital

    Open AccessElayne Zorn, Natalie M Underberg et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2009

  • Textiles and the Maya Archaeological Record: Gender, Power, and Status in Classic Period Caracol, Belize

    Open AccessArlen F Chase, Diane Z Chase et al.ARTICLEAncient Mesoamerica2008Cited by: 14References: 26

    Textiles formed a major part of any ancient Mesoamerican economy. Based on ethnohistory and iconography, the Maya were great producers of cloth for both internal and external use. However, the archaeological identification of textile production is difficult in any tropical area because of issues of preservation. This paper examines the evidence for the production and distribution of cloth that is found in the pre-Columbian Maya area and then focu…

  • Encyclopedia of Native American Artists

    Deborah Everett, Elayne Zorn et al.BOOKEncyclopedia of Native American…2008

    Indigenous North Americans have continuously made important contributions to the field of art in the U.S. and Canada, yet have been severely under-recognized and under-represented. Native artists work in diverse media, some of which are considered art (sculpture, painting, photography), while others have been considered craft (works on cloth, basketry, ceramics). Some artists feel strongly about working from a position as a Native artist, while o…

  • Taquile: A Peruvian Tourist Island Struggling for Control

    Open AccessAnnelou Ypeij, Elayne ZornARTICLEEuropean Review of Latin American…2007Cited by: 8References: 1

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  • Communitarian tourism hosts and mediators in Peru

    Open AccessElayne Zorn, Linda Farthing et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2007Cited by: 8References: 19

  • Cultures: Surviving, Evolving, Recharging

    Open AccessCarol Ventura, Eli Bartra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latin American…2005