Fusari, M. 2016. Representing the Bektashis - Exploring Epistemologies in Visual Anthropology. in: Guidetti , M. and Mondini , S. (ed.) A mari usque ad mare Venice, Italy Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing. pp. 399-409
| Chapter title | Representing the Bektashis - Exploring Epistemologies in Visual Anthropology |
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| Authors | Fusari, M. |
| Editors | Guidetti , M. and Mondini , S. |
| Abstract | As a professional photojournalist collaborating with anthropologists, I have o en con- fronted perspectives from academic scholars with little (if none) practical knowledge of, attention to, and understanding of the visual medium. In such a context, current theoretical approaches to how visual cultures are thought and signified, might o er a valuable and clarifying occasion to address the profound misconceptions visual media, and photography particularly, su er. Based on my 2008 fieldwork on the Bektashi community in Albania, I aim to foster montage as a practical tool for visual signification of anthropological research. By applying the professional photographer’s hands-on expertise to the academic field of anthropology, and of visual anthropology specifically, I will even- tually advocate for a more articulated and aesthetic-led understanding of visual communication. |
| Keywords | Bekthasism. Albania. Photojournalism. Montage. Visual anthropology. |
| Book title | A mari usque ad mare |
| Page range | 399-409 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 19 Jul 2016 |
| Place of publication | Venice, Italy |
| ISBN | 9788869690860 |
| 9788869690853 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14277/6969-085-3/EUR-6-24 |
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| Web address (URL) | http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/it/edizioni/collane/eurasiatica/ |
| License | CC BY 4.0 |