Viewpoints: Visual Anthropologists at Work

by Mary Strong

Early in its history, anthropology was a visual as well as verbal discipline. But as time passed, visually oriented professionals became a minority among their colleagues, and most anthropologists used written words rather than audiovisual modes as their professional means of communication. Today, however, contemporary electronic and interactive media once more place visual anthropologists and anthropologically oriented artists within the mainstream...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292706715
• ISBN13: 9780292706712
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 431 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 11.2"