Visual anthropology's contribution to the field of anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2162853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Collier (0000-0003-4734-2270, San Francisco Art Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-46 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1080/08949468.1987.9966459 |
| OpenAlex | W2060293675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
This is an account of the movement of photography as art into the objectivity of the camera image as scientific evidence. On arrival at Cornell University, Collier did not appreciate the extreme flexibility of this department, primarily dedicated to applied anthroplogy, and thereby more open to diverse human data than other branches of the field. The action‐problem‐solving Cornell students and behavioral specialists leapt over theoretical obstacles and directly utilized photographic insights both projectively and in precise content analysis. But the future challenge of visual anthropology came with the text of the moving image and the completeness of filmic understanding
Art · Epistemology · Ethnography · Field (mathematics · Objectivity (philosophy · Photography · Sociology · Visual anthropology · Visual arts · Visual methods · Anthropology · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Photography and Visual Culture
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2026 (36) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |