Skilled Visions
Cristina . Ed(S): Grasseni
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Description for Skilled Visions
Hardback. Providing a comprehensive spectrum of case studies in relevant contexts, this volume raises the issue of the rehabilitation of vision and contextualizes vision in the contemporary debate on the construction of local knowledge versus the hegemony of the socio-technical network. It gives practical examples that are useful to undergraduate students. Editor(s): Grasseni, Cristina. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 42 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Most arguments for a rediscovery of the body and the senses hinge on a critique of “visualism” in our globalized, technified society. This approach has led to a lack of actual research on the processes of visual “enskillment.” Providing a comprehensive spectrum of case studies in relevant contexts, this volume raises the issue of the rehabilitation of vision and contextualizes vision in the contemporary debate on the construction of local knowledge vs. the hegemony of the socio-technical network. By maintaining an ethnographic approach, the book provides practical examples that are both accessible to undergraduate students and informative for an ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
Series
EASA Series
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845452100
SKU
V9781845452100
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About Cristina . Ed(S): Grasseni
Cristina Grasseni is a Professor of Anthropology at Leiden University (the Netherlands).
Reviews for Skilled Visions
“I found the volume to be consistently stimulating and was excited by a new visual anthropology dwelling not in the image but in how people actually look and see…and important and timely volume that does much to further our understanding of vision. It will be of great interest to researchers and students concerned with studies of sensory perceptions.” · Social Anthropology