Doing Visual Research
- Claudia Mitchell - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Doing Visual Research offers an innovative introduction to the use of photography, collaborative video, drawing, objects, multi-media production and installation in research. Claudia Mitchell explains how visual methods can be used as modes of inquiry as well as modes of representation for social research.
The book looks at a range of conceptual and practical approaches to a range of tools and methods, while also highlighting the interpretive and ethical issues that arise when engaging in visual research. She draws on her own work in the field of visual research throughout to offer extensive examples from a variety of settings and with a variety of populations. Topics covered include:
- Photographs and memory work studies
- Drawing as a participatory visual methodology
- Working with images/Writing about images
- Can visual methods make a difference? From practice to policy
Doing Visual Research takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject of visual research, producing a practical introduction to the subject that will be of great use to students and researchers across the social sciences, and in particular in education, communication, sociology, gender, development, social work and public health.
Excellent book but not appropriate for the class.
Useful and interesting to read
This is an excellent text and one that I will use not only in my research methods and methodologies module but also in my community media modules at under and post grad levels. I will also recommend it to the practice-based dissertation module leaders for adoption.
This is a very useful text covering some fundamental ideas which students need to adopt to frame their analysis of specific films.
A modern approach to research. Another dimension of doing a qualitative research. The visual element cannot be over emphasised. Excellent examples at great taste of anthropology.
A good source to comprehend the other aspects of research; that it is not restricted to just words, graphs and numbers.
An excellent reference book.
very good book which learners are able to use for research to complete their essays and assignments whist studying for the course
An excellent book. More accessible and practically focused than the earlier (groundbreaking) Rose.
Very useful book on visual methods. More practical in focus than the other older choice in this area.
Useful, if specific, resource for students wishing to gain an insight into visual ethnography. Useful methodological 'pointers' and discussion of issues. May need additional theoretical / conceptual reading to complement?
