Showing papers in "Visual Studies in 2019"
TL;DR: In this paper, a self-reflexive or auto-ethnomethodological analysis of a transcribed commentary and video footage, produced by a runner wearing a chest-mounted camera, is presented.
Abstract: This article is concerned with the organisation of visual order, and seeing and perception in embodied activity. More specifically, it describes how perception gets done in the work of running through a city centre. The article centers upon a ‘self-reflexive’ or ‘auto-ethnomethodological’ analysis of a transcribed commentary and video footage, produced by a runner (the author) wearing a chest-mounted camera. The article critically revisits two articles published in this journal – the first, an ethnomethodological treatment of visually available order during a walk to the supermarket (Hester and Francis, 2003); the second an ‘auto-ethnographic’ treatment of distance runner’s vision (Hockey and Collinson, 2006). In returning to these two articles, this article is especially concerned with the categorisational grounds and sequential organisation of (visual) perception and with the ways in which ‘observing’ and ‘describing’ are done in ways relevant for and tied to the contingencies of a given task. That is to say that, that which is available as seeable is a continual, local, and practical accomplishment not of a generic, detached, ‘observer’ but as realised in and through specific activities; ‘perception-in-action’. In this sense, the article aims to further the contribution of those previous articles by paying a closer attention to the doing of perception whilst running.
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TL;DR: In qualitative research with children visually oriented and multimodal approaches are identified in the literature as more appropriate for approaching children's meanings and feelings often deemed ''often deemed ''uncomfortable''.
Abstract: In qualitative research with children visually oriented and multimodal approaches are identified in the literature as more appropriate for approaching children’s meanings and feelings often deemed ...
13 citations
TL;DR: It was found that Instagram users had a greater awareness of how the platform might use their data, but saw this loss of privacy as inevitable in return for a free service, while Blipfoto users were more trusting of what they experienced as a very community minded platform.
Abstract: Photo sharing online has become immensely popular and is a central aspect of modern visual culture. Yet it creates a number of privacy issues, both in relation to other individuals and corporate su...
13 citations
TL;DR: The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and i... as mentioned in this paper, and the German sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920) made a bold announcement: ‘The...
Abstract: At the end of 1917, during a conference at Munich University, the German sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920) made a bold announcement: ‘The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and i...
12 citations
TL;DR: The last decade has witnessed a significant shift in the terms through which Indigenous people are rendered visible in public debate in Australia and Canada as discussed by the authors, and it is worth observing the long and recursive his...
Abstract: The last decade has witnessed a significant shift in the terms through which Indigenous people are rendered visible in public debate in Australia and Canada. In observing the long and recursive his...
11 citations
TL;DR: The authors discusses visual engagements with the refugee issue in Greece and beyond from 2015 to 2017, drawing mostly on visual art works, and investigates the extent to which contempora cation is contempora...
Abstract: This paper discusses visual engagements with the refugee issue in Greece and beyond from 2015 to 2017. Drawing mostly, but not only on visual art works, I investigate the extent to which contempora...
9 citations
TL;DR: In an increasingly visual world, the book by Robert James McMurtrie is a pioneering work exploring and developing spatial semiotics from a user's perspective as discussed by the authors, and it is part of the Routledge Studies in Mu...
Abstract: In an increasingly visual world, the book by Robert James McMurtrie is a pioneering work exploring and developing spatial semiotics from a user’s perspective. As part of the Routledge Studies in Mu...
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors engage with the use of Facebook by Syrian student activists to mobilise demonstrations and other acts of resistance against the regime of Al-Assad. The material presented was coll...
Abstract: In this article I engage with the use of Facebook by Syrian student activists to mobilise demonstrations and other acts of resistance against the regime of Al-Assad. The material presented was coll...
8 citations
TL;DR: The Young Lives Research Laboratory is concerned with the lives of modern youth from education to technology to mental health as discussed by the authors, which is ubiquitous in the day to day lives of young people in the US.
Abstract: The Young Lives Research Laboratory is concerned with the lives of modern youth from education to technology to mental health. Technology is ubiquitous in the day to day lives of young people in Ca...
8 citations
TL;DR: Schreiber as discussed by the authors showed that participants in many of the earlier projects made visible the effects of US border policy and policing, and produced "migrant counterconducts" that set out to challenge their exclusion, yet all too often the organisers "foreground a 'national gaze' augmented by a 'nativist point of view'".
Abstract: Schreiber demonstrates that participants in many of the earlier projects made visible the effects of US border policy and policing, and produced ‘migrant counterconducts’ that set out to challenge their exclusion (36) yet all too often the organisers ‘foreground a ‘national gaze’, augmented by a ‘nativist point of view’ (157). This study illuminates the many ways in which undocumented migrants from Mexico and Central America have creatively devised strategies to challenge the ways in which they are represented, evidence their experiences, motivate others, and make visible crimes committed by the US state. By revising existing documentary forms, and utilising new modes of dissemination, they ‘disrupt the ways in which migrant “illegality” is produced by making visible the effects of border militarization and policing ... on undocumented migrants’ (157).
7 citations
TL;DR: More than one quarter of Americans now have a tattoo and the proportion is even higher among younger adults as discussed by the authors, indicating that tattoos express affiliation and identity, and for some, tattoos also express religiosity.
Abstract: More than one quarter of Americans now have tattoos. The proportion is even higher among younger adults. Tattoos express affiliation and identity. For some, tattoos also express religiosity. Very l...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess whether this is always the case and assess whether development can always improve the livelihoods of the poor and marginalised people, and they conclude that it may not always be the case.
Abstract: Broadly speaking, development apparently intends to improve the livelihoods of the poor and marginalised people. However, this paper assesses whether this is always the case. Could development come...
TL;DR: Based on a multi-method study, the authors aims at analyzing the impact of a visa-free border crossing regime for tourists visiting the Augustow Canal area and the city of Grodno in Belarus.
Abstract: On 26 October 2016, Belarus introduced a visa-free border crossing regime for travellers visiting the Augustow Canal area and the city of Grodno. Based on a multi-method study, this article aims at...
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative, symmetrical video analysis of cyclist practices in Gothenburg and Toulouse is presented, where video recording pays as much attention to the prope...
Abstract: This paper presents methodological considerations from a comparative, symmetrical video analysis of cyclist practices in Gothenburg and Toulouse. Video recording pays as much attention to the prope ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a novel arts-based research method to visualise participants' knowledge about people from other social groups, which is a key challenge for overcoming stereotypes.
Abstract: Taken-for-granted knowledge about people from other social groups is a key challenge for overcoming stereotypes. This article describes a novel arts-based research method to visualise participants’...
TL;DR: The ubiquitously used term ‘globalisation’ seems inadequate to designate a group of interrelated but often conflicting processes of interconnectedness of such an unseen complexity and magnitude.
Abstract: The ubiquitously used term ‘globalisation’ seems inadequate to designate a group of interrelated but often conflicting processes of interconnectedness of such an unseen complexity and magnitude.Uns...
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of comics in a mixed methods biographical research project aimed at understanding the experiences of vegans (i.e. people who eschew animal products such as meat, dair...
Abstract: This article describes the use of comics in a mixed methods biographical research project aimed at understanding the experiences of vegans (i.e. people who eschew animal products such as meat, dair...
TL;DR: The visual logic of black identity as a social and historical fact is presented at museums depicting the transformation of enslaved Africans to racial citizens as mentioned in this paper, and the work of the body in this process is discussed.
Abstract: The visual logic of ‘black’ identity as a social and historical fact is presented at museums depicting the transformation of enslaved Africans to racial citizens. I focus on the work of the body in...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors seek an understanding of sleeping and waking life in bed in relation to the use of handheld screen devices, and the bedtime use of these devices has come to public attention through the i...
Abstract: This article seeks an understanding of sleeping and waking life in bed in relation to the use of handheld screen devices. The bedtime use of these devices has come to public attention through the i...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects in detail that images displayed in schools have, as a variable in the visual quality of the images, were analyzed in three Valencian schools, and the results showed that the effects of the image quality on the overall aesthetic quality of a school's environment.
Abstract: This research forms part of the project titled: ‘Aesthetic quality research of three Valencian schools’, that analyses the effects in detail that images displayed in schools have, as a variable in ...
TL;DR: The erotic lifeworld of Indian indentureship remains buried. as mentioned in this paper explores the "coolie homoerotic" as a creative reflection on the place of the homo-erotic and queerness within the trans-...
Abstract: The erotic lifeworld of Indian indentureship remains buried. This visual essay probes the ‘coolie homoerotic’ as a creative reflection on the place of the homoerotic and queerness within the trans-...
TL;DR: Results are reported from a study that sought to understand whether VR could be the next logical step for researchers who currently employ photo-elicitation, and recommendations for optimising VR for research, relative to enhancing participant engagement and data richness.
Abstract: Photo-elicitation is a method commonly employed by researchers attempting to answer questions about the relationship between our built environment and wellbeing. Despite the benefits of this method...
TL;DR: Art from Elsewhere as discussed by the authors is a case study of contemporary art acquisitions in regional permanent collections which were funded by a £5 million pound grant from the UK charitable organisation, Art Fund.
Abstract: This study posits that current cultural diplomacy practice in UK museums and galleries could be significantly improved. Indeed, cultural diplomacy is commonly viewed as nationalist propaganda. An attempt to theoretically debunk this proposition indicates that greater understanding between peoples can be engendered by unifying the ideologies of internationalism and liberalism in the cultural sector. Liberalism is viewed as the present ideology operating in Museums and Galleries whilst internationalism is considered as a nascent force. Working in symbiosis, liberalism allows for a multiplicity of discourse whilst internationalism allows for a critical reappraisal of the status quo and nation-state hegemony. Indeed, a multiplicity of dialogic discourse is essential for cultural institutions to maintain a non-hegemonic stance. This is, of course, particularly apparent in contemporary art work which can often be subversive of national governments and the very idea of a nation-state. Further to this, a form of localised cultural diplomacy can reach the public at large and question the cultural capital of world centres. Empirically speaking, the exhibition format is used as a means to render cultural diplomacy palatable for public consumption. Hence, the UK case study Art from Elsewhere will be introduced which has rendered the international a normative presence in local art galleries. This 2014–2016 exhibition comprised a tour of recent contemporary art acquisitions in regional permanent collections which were funded by a £5 million pound grant from the UK charitable organisation, Art Fund. Instead of monophonic exhibitions emanating from one nation, Art from Elsewhere engenders a multilateral dialogue catalysed by the polyphonic nature of artists from several different nations whose works are juxtaposed both in conflict, symmetry and contrast to one another.
TL;DR: In this article, Cramer discusses the later work of Peter Watkins and concludes that any attempt to turn utopian thought into reality risks collapsing the entire temporal-historical logic that grants utopian thought its value as both a spur to imagining a better world and a tool for diagnosing the limits of what can be imagined in the present.
Abstract: This seeming contradiction at the heart of the project comes to a head when Cramer discusses the later work of Peter Watkins. In contrast to earlier films Watkins made for BBC TV in the 1960s, the author is much more critical of the director’s later works such as the critically acclaimed La Commune (2000), in which Watkins reconstructed the 1871 Paris Commune with the help of over 200 French citizens from all walks of contemporary life. For Cramer, this project failed precisely because it was an attempt to actualise utopia in the current moment. This leads him to a rather extraordinary conclusion: ‘When utopia becomes present and experienced, it risks collapsing the entire temporal-historical logic that grants utopian thought its value as both a spur to imagining a better world and a tool for diagnosing the limits of what can be imagined in the present’ (p.210). In other words, this is a view that utopia should never actually exist. It should only ever be theoretical and imagined. Anyone attempting to turn utopian thought into reality is simply jeopardising the whole project: Paradise can only ever be Paradise when it is infinitely postponed.
TL;DR: The authors assesses the significance of public location in developing an ethnic community by problematising the taint of cultural icons and images characterising community development and find that public displays of cultural icon and image characterise community development.
Abstract: Public displays of cultural icons and images characterise community development. This research assesses the significance of public location in developing an ethnic community by problematising the t...
TL;DR: The authors examines the interplay between photography and universal exhibitions, two modern phenomena which, in different ways, have allowed for the world to be seen and reconfigured in unprecede...
Abstract: This article examines the interplay between photography and universal exhibitions, two modern phenomena which, in different ways, have allowed for the world to be seen and reconfigured in unprecede...
TL;DR: The military executions of World War One are the subject of Chloe Dewe Mathews's 2014 photographic series Shot at Dawn as mentioned in this paper, in which hundreds of soldiers were court-martialled and executed.
Abstract: The military executions of World War One are the subject of Chloe Dewe Mathews’s 2014 photographic series Shot at Dawn. These events—in which hundreds of soldiers were court-martialled and executed...
TL;DR: Hatherley argues that the adoption of mass cultural motifs, their Americanitis (Amerikanshchina), was predicated upon a kind of cultural misunderstanding as discussed by the authors, the Soviets assumed the admixture of jazz-age populism and modernism evident in the American mass culture of the era was closer to their own ideas than it was.
Abstract: Chaplin and his films were deeply relevant to those concerned with industrialisation and modernisation – especially to artists clustered in the burgeoning avantgardes in Moscow and Berlin. Though Weimar-era German culture has undoubtedly influenced this book, the real question is how those in the Soviet Union received, understood and redeployed two imports from the USA: Fordist efficiency and Chaplinesque eccentricity. Taken together, Hatherley argues, these two concepts formed an image of America for the Soviets. Of course, mass culture fascinated the Soviet avant-garde, but Hatherley also claims that their adoption of mass cultural motifs, their Americanitis (Amerikanshchina), was predicated upon a kind of cultural misunderstanding. The Soviets assumed the admixture of jazz-age populism and modernism evident in the American mass culture of the era was closer to their own ideas than it in fact was. Overall, these attempts by avantgarde artists to import Americanism into Soviet life were an attempt to give the factory some aspects of the circus and give the circus the discipline of the factory.
TL;DR: In this article, a visual historical analysis places a photographic representation of the American Western desert as a foremost lens for understanding the way that Japanese internment was interpreted and interpreted by the United States government.
Abstract: This visual historical analysis places a photographic representation of the American Western desert as a foremost lens for understanding the way that Japanese internment was then interpreted and ha...