Applied visual anthropology: social intervention, visual methodologies and anthropological theory

Visual Interventions examines the practices and value of an applied visual anthropology. It presents a series of detailed case studies, the authors of each recognize the potential of visual anthropology theoretically, methodologically and ethnographically to participate in projects of social intervention. Together they create a powerful argument for an applied visual anthropology. They bring into the public domain examples from across Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia that demonstrate how anthropologically informed visual practices-which variously involve developing visual representations informed by anthropological theory, the analysis of visual aspects of culture, and the use of visual ethnographic research methods-have been used to create social interventions