Photographic analysis as ethnohistory
Interpretive strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2162852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lonna M Malmsheimer (Dickinson College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-36 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-9468 • E-ISSN: 1545-5920 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08949468.1987.9966458 |
| OpenAlex | W2006856447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 6 |
Photographs are documents which require very careful contexting for use in historical analysis. A researcher must establish meaning by reference to use as well as attempt to interpret photographs through the theories of visual meaning which historical actors themselves employed. Nonetheless, they are, in cases where they were widely used, essential documents for the full understanding of words
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2013 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |