The Practice of Visual Ethnography: Examining Identity and Lived Experiences of Marginalised Communities
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Beschreibung
This book presents visual ethnography as a transformative approach to understanding, documenting, and representing the layered realities of marginalized communities and often-overlooked institutional contexts. It demonstrates how visual storytelling tools ranging from photography and video to infographics and spatial mapping can uncover the subtle social, cultural, and economic dynamics that traditional textual research tends to miss. Drawing on diverse case studies, the volume shows how visual narratives not only illuminate lived experiences but also foster collaboration and challenge dominant representations.
By highlighting its multidisciplinary reach, the book situates visual ethnography within the intersecting domains of urban studies, development research, and policy engagement. It also delves into the ethical and methodological dimensions of visual storytelling, underscoring its potential to bridge academic inquiry with public understanding and policymaking. Ultimately, this work advocates for visual ethnography as a vital instrument of inclusive research and transformative communication, one that amplifies marginalized voices, strengthens social connections, and inspires meaningful change in contemporary urban and social landscapes.
Readers will be drawn to its inventive methods, compelling findings, and thought-provoking themes, which together weave strong links between scholarship, advocacy, and on-ground practice.
Deepanshu Mohan is Professor of Economics and Dean, IDEAS, O.P. Jindal Global University, Director, Centre for New Economics Studies. He is Visiting Professor, LSE, Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford University and Birkbeck College, University of London.
Najam Us Saqib is Assistant Director at IDEAS and Senior Research Analyst at CNES, O.P. Jindal Global University. His research interests include caste politics, development studies, and Muslim political thought.
Namesh Killemsetty is Associate Professor of Public Policy, Associate Dean at JSGP, and Associate Director at IDEAS, O.P. Jindal Global University. His research focuses on urban governance, housing, and community rights of slum dwellers.
Hima Trisha Mohan is Senior Research Analyst at Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES), O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat. She is currently pursuing LLM from Leiden University, Netherlands.
This book presents visual ethnography as a transformative approach to understanding, documenting, and representing the layered realities of marginalized communities and often-overlooked institutional contexts. It demonstrates how visual storytelling tools ranging from photography and video to infographics and spatial mapping can uncover the subtle social, cultural, and economic dynamics that traditional textual research tends to miss. Drawing on diverse case studies, the volume shows how visual narratives not only illuminate lived experiences but also foster collaboration and challenge dominant representations.
By highlighting its multidisciplinary reach, the book situates visual ethnography within the intersecting domains of urban studies, development research, and policy engagement. It also delves into the ethical and methodological dimensions of visual storytelling, underscoring its potential to bridge academic inquiry with public understanding and policymaking. Ultimately, this work advocates for visual ethnography as a vital instrument of inclusive research and transformative communication, one that amplifies marginalized voices, strengthens social connections, and inspires meaningful change in contemporary urban and social landscapes.
Readers will be drawn to its inventive methods, compelling findings, and thought-provoking themes, which together weave strong links between scholarship, advocacy, and on-ground practice.
Uses visual ethnographic tools like photo, video, mapping, infographics to authentically capture lived experiences Explains how visual storytelling shapes urban planning, development, & discourse, empowering campaigns & policy change Presents interdisciplinary methods and ethics, guiding readers to conduct meaningful, inclusive, and effective research
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Deepanshu Mohan
Themen in »The Practice of Visual Ethnography: Examining Identity and Lived Experiences of Marginalised Communities«
Visual ethnography Cultural identity Visual storyboards Marginalization Cross-cultural identity expression