Picturing the Social Landscape

We live in a visual culture, and visual evidence is increasingly central to social research. In this collection an international range of experts explain how they have used visual methods in their own research, examine their advantages and limitations, and show how they have been used alongside other research techniques. Contributors explore the following ideas: self and identity visualizing domestic space visualizing urban landscapes visualizing social change. The collection showcases different methods in different contexts through the examination of a variety of topical issues. Methods covered include photo and video diaries, the use of images produced by respondents, the use of images as prompts in interviews and focus groups, documentary photography, photographic inventory and visual ethnography. The result is an exciting and original collection that will be indispensable for any student, academic or researcher interested in the use of visual methods.

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Introduction Caroline Knowles & Paul Sweetman Working with Visible Evidence: An invitation and some practical advice John Grady Part 1: Picturing the Self, Identity and Domesticated Space 1. My Visual Diary Elizabeth Chaplin 2. Reflecting the Self Ruth Holliday 3. Mapping the Spatial in Shared Household Life: A missed opportunity? Sue Heath & Elizabeth Cleaver 4. Imaging the Intangible Tony Whincup 5. Wednesday-Night Bowling: Reflections on cultures of a rural working class Douglas Harper Part 2: Picturing the City, Sociality and Post-Industrial Change 6. Researching and Writing Everyday Accounts of the City: An introduction to the diary-photo diary-interview method Alan Latham 7. Listening with our Eyes: Portrait as urban encounter Les Back 8. Amsterdam and Chicago: Seeing the macro-characteristics of gentrification Charles Suchar 9. The Visual & the Verbal: The interaction of images and discussion in exploring cultural change David Byrne & Aidan Doyle 10. Telling the Story of Linda Lord Through Photographs Ana Maria Maud & Alicia Rouverol with photographs by Cedric N. Chatterley Afterword Howard S. Becker

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