Snapshot Versions of Life is an important foray into the culture of photography and home life from an anthropologist's perspective. Examining what he calls "Home Mode" photography, Richard Chalfen explores snapshots, slide shows, family albums, home movies, and home videos, uncovering what people do
with their photos as well as what their personal photos do
for them.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"An important contribution not just to the study of American culture but to the development of research on media use and social interaction."-Michael Griffin, Journal of Communication "Chalfen's work does represent an important contribution to
the analysis of visual communication."-Stacy Rowe, SVA
[Society of Visual Anthropology] Newsletter
"Those who work under other of the encompassing rubrics that
dominate intellectual discussion today, and neglect what
cannot be written down (discourse, ethnomethodology...
hermeneutics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics), could benefit
from this book and carry it further by following up the leads
into verbal communication. ... [A] valuable contribution to the
ethnography of communication."-Dell Hymes, Language in
Society
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
University of Wisconsin Press
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-87972-387-3 (9780879723873)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Richard Chalfen is professor emeritus of anthropology at Temple University and past president of the Society of Visual Anthropology. He is senior scientist at the Center in Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School. His publications include Turning Leaves and many widely cited articles.
