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Introduction: Graphic Ethnography on the Rise

Theodossopoulos, Dimitrios (2022) Introduction: Graphic Ethnography on the Rise. Theorizing the Contemporary, Fieldsights, Cultural Anthropology, . (KAR id:96056)

Abstract

We are witnessing a new wave of ethnographic, multimodal creativity inspired by comics, graphic novels, and creative visual arts. The growth of this "graphic-ethnographic practice" has been unprecedented and fast, encouraging some to speak of a "graphic-ethnographic turn." Although we resist the temptation to circumscribe this expanding creativity in narrow definitional parameters, we feel compelled to think and reflect about its representational affordances: graphic experimentation in ethnography is enhancing reflexivity, collaboration, and public dissemination. The articles in this collection demonstrate some of the thought-provoking perspectives and representational styles that are currently available. We invite you to browse, compare, and multiply (in your work) the tools and experimental points of view we gained from our practice.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: Graphic ethnography; comics; anthropological drawing; ethnographic representation
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
H Social Sciences
N Visual Arts
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Funders: University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56)
Depositing User: Dimitrios Theodossopoulos
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2022 15:05 UTC
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2023 19:14 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/96056 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Theodossopoulos, Dimitrios.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-3450
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