Representation/self-representation: A tale of two portraits; or, portraits and social science representations
The problem of representation is profound for anthropology: how do representation and represented relate? What motivates or warrants bridges over the inevitable disconnection between the two? I suggest that photographs and portraits provide a rich basis for thinking about the particular sorts of war...
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| description | The problem of representation is profound for anthropology: how do representation and represented relate? What motivates or warrants bridges over the inevitable disconnection between the two? I suggest that photographs and portraits provide a rich basis for thinking about the particular sorts of warrant for anthropological representation. My most general suggestion is that anthropological representation may be conceived of as a form of portraiture, and that it is an exercise in ekphrasis (a verbal account or evocation of a typically non-present image or object). Portraits need social conventions (such as a name in the caption) to be taken as such; representation is a three-part relationship between object, image and society. Cases from Cameroonian studio photography and a portrait of Marilyn Strathern exemplify the argument. © Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:fc019a5c-3a52-4411-938b-18d5c98e6c372022-03-27T13:17:44ZRepresentation/self-representation: A tale of two portraits; or, portraits and social science representationsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:fc019a5c-3a52-4411-938b-18d5c98e6c37AnthropologyPhotography and photographsEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordRoutledge2010Zeitlyn, DCommission on Visual AnthropologyThe problem of representation is profound for anthropology: how do representation and represented relate? What motivates or warrants bridges over the inevitable disconnection between the two? I suggest that photographs and portraits provide a rich basis for thinking about the particular sorts of warrant for anthropological representation. My most general suggestion is that anthropological representation may be conceived of as a form of portraiture, and that it is an exercise in ekphrasis (a verbal account or evocation of a typically non-present image or object). Portraits need social conventions (such as a name in the caption) to be taken as such; representation is a three-part relationship between object, image and society. Cases from Cameroonian studio photography and a portrait of Marilyn Strathern exemplify the argument. © Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. |
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