Made to be Seen

"Made to be Seen" brings together leading scholars of visual anthropology to examine the historical development of this multifaceted and growing field. Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, the contributors to "Made to be Seen" reflect on the role of the visual in all areas of life. Different essays critically examine a range of topics: ar...

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"Made to be Seen" brings together leading scholars of visual anthropology to examine the historical development of this multifaceted and growing field. Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, the contributors to "Made to be Seen" reflect on the role of the visual in all areas of life. Different essays critically examine a range of topics: art, dress and body adornment, photography, the built environment, digital forms of visual anthropology, indigenous media, the body as a cultural phenomenon, the relationship between experimental and ethnographic film, and more. The first attempt to present a comprehensive overview of the many aspects of an anthropological approach to the study of visual and pictorial culture, "Made to be Seen" will be the standard reference on the subject for years to come. Students and scholars in anthropology, sociology, visual studies, and cultural studies will greatly benefit from this pioneering look at the way the visual is inextricably threaded through most, if not all, areas of human activity.

Introduction: Made to Be Seen
Historical Perspectives on Visual Anthropology 1
1 Skilled Visions
Toward an Ecology of Visual Inscriptions 19
2 Material Visions
Dress and Textiles 45
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Introduction: Made to Be Seen
Historical Perspectives on Visual Anthropology 1
1 Skilled Visions
Toward an Ecology of Visual Inscriptions 19
2 Material Visions
Dress and Textiles 45
3 Visual Anthropology and the Built Environment
Interpenetrations of the Visible and the Invisible 74
4 Un nished Dialogues
Notes toward an Alternative History of Art and Anthropology 108
5 Theorizing “the Body” in Visual Culture 136
6 Tracing Photography 159
7 Ethnographic Film 190
8 Digital Visual Anthropology
Potentials and Challenges 209
9 Native Intelligence
A Short History of Debates on Indigenous Media and Ethnographic Film 234
10 Productive Dissonance and Sensuous Image
Making Visual Anthropology and Experimental Film 256
11 Anthropology and the Problem of Audience Reception 288
Hindsight/Postscript: Ethical and Epistemic Re ections on/of Anthropological Vision 313
Bibliography 335
Filmography 401
Contributors 405
Index 409
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