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Seeing, Hearing, Feeling

Sound and the Despotism of the Eye in “Visual” Anthropology

Bibliographic Data

ID8103617
AuthorsPaul Henley (0000-0002-4694-2787, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume23
Issue1
Pages54-63
Publication date2007-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVisual Anthropology Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1058-7187 • E-ISSN: 1548-7458
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/var.2007.23.1.54
OpenAlexW2146411803
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited11

Sound that is neither verbal nor musical not only adds a rich experiential dimension to the communication of the way of life that is typically the subject of an ethnographic film but also “thickens” the implicit ethnographic description. In the most imaginative hands, it can even be used to make interpretative comments on the reality portrayed. This article proposes that “visual” anthropologists reach beyond the limitations implicit even in the name of their sub‐discipline, and follow the lead of feature film sound designers by using sound more creatively and effectively in their filmmaking

Acoustics · Aesthetics · Art · Ethnography · Feeling · Filmmaking · Movie theater · Musical · Sociology · Sound (geography · Sound design · Soundscape · Subject (documents · Visual arts · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Diverse Musicological Studies · Psychology · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Communication · History · Social Psychology

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Citation span2013 - 2025 (13)
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Highly citedNo
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