The Power of the Visual
MacDougall, D., 1998. “Visual anthropology and ways of knowing.” In Transcultural Cinema. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. Emailed.
MacDougall is well-known within visual anthro and ethnographic film for arguing for “participatory” rather than “observational” ethnographic film; and for thinking and writing about the role of the visual in anthropological research. We are taking a broader perspective than the anthropological, but his arguments are relevant: our interest is in photography and film as ways of knowing.
Note that I bought a used copy of this book so the annotations are NOT MINE.
OPTIONAL but recommended: You can view some of MacDougall’s films here: http://anth.alexanderstreet.com/Person/264718
Need to be on a campus machine – or (probably) connected by library proxy.