Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]

"Photography and Society," edited by Thomas S. EBERLE contributes to the burgeoning debates about visuality and visual perception. The 25 chapters of the volume draw on Alfred SCHÜTZ's phenomenology to consider photography as a social phenomenon. They are concerned with the practice o...

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Main Author: Dirk vom Lehn
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Published: FQS 2018-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3144
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description "Photography and Society," edited by Thomas S. EBERLE contributes to the burgeoning debates about visuality and visual perception. The 25 chapters of the volume draw on Alfred SCHÜTZ's phenomenology to consider photography as a social phenomenon. They are concerned with the practice of taking and producing photographs as well as with the viewing and interpretation of photographs. Thus they deal with production and reception aesthetics. The analyses are also used to reflect on the status of photographs and their relationship to the Wirkwelt [world of working]. The book is notable for encompassing a wide range of theoretical and empirical analyses and including a large number of high-quality photographs. The inclusion of these photographs does not serve illustrative purposes but is critical to the analyses presented in the volume. I recommend "Photography and Society" to sociologists with an interest in debates about visuality and the analysis of visual perception. Some knowledge of the sociology of knowledge helps with the reading of the book. But the book can also be used to learn about the opportunities offered by the sociology of knowledge.
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spelling doaj.art-35309e3bec4f4d27ad82816f0c8ad5502022-12-21T18:10:19ZdeuFQSForum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272018-09-0119310.17169/fqs-19.3.31441950Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]Dirk vom Lehn0King's College London"Photography and Society," edited by Thomas S. EBERLE contributes to the burgeoning debates about visuality and visual perception. The 25 chapters of the volume draw on Alfred SCHÜTZ's phenomenology to consider photography as a social phenomenon. They are concerned with the practice of taking and producing photographs as well as with the viewing and interpretation of photographs. Thus they deal with production and reception aesthetics. The analyses are also used to reflect on the status of photographs and their relationship to the Wirkwelt [world of working]. The book is notable for encompassing a wide range of theoretical and empirical analyses and including a large number of high-quality photographs. The inclusion of these photographs does not serve illustrative purposes but is critical to the analyses presented in the volume. I recommend "Photography and Society" to sociologists with an interest in debates about visuality and the analysis of visual perception. Some knowledge of the sociology of knowledge helps with the reading of the book. But the book can also be used to learn about the opportunities offered by the sociology of knowledge.http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3144phenomenologyproduction aestheticsreception aestheticsvisual perceptionvisualitysociology of knowledge
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Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]
Forum: Qualitative Social Research
phenomenology
production aesthetics
reception aesthetics
visual perception
visuality
sociology of knowledge
title Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]
title_full Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]
title_fullStr Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]
title_full_unstemmed Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]
title_short Review: Thomas S. Eberle (Ed.) (2017). Fotografie und Gesellschaft. Phänomenologische und wissenssoziologische Perspektiven [Photography and Society: Approach from Phenomenological Perspectives and the Sociology of Knowledge]
title_sort review thomas s eberle ed 2017 fotografie und gesellschaft phanomenologische und wissenssoziologische perspektiven photography and society approach from phenomenological perspectives and the sociology of knowledge
topic phenomenology
production aesthetics
reception aesthetics
visual perception
visuality
sociology of knowledge
url http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3144
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