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Visualizing Tensions in an Ethnographic Moment: Images and Intersubjectivity
1a Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston , Texas , USA.
Medical Anthropology
|April 21, 2017
Summary
Photography offers valuable data for understanding ethnographic fieldwork and healing events. Analyzing images reveals the dynamic relationship between ethnographer and subject, enhancing our comprehension of intersubjectivity.
Area of Science:
- Anthropology
- Medical Anthropology
- Visual Anthropology
Background:
- Images are crucial data sources in ethnographic research, influencing perceptions of fieldwork and intersubjectivity.
- Photography's role in documenting and interpreting cultural practices, particularly healing rituals, warrants systematic analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate how photographic methods and ethnographic relationships enhance the understanding of a specific healing event.
- To explore the concept of intersubjectivity through the lens of photographic documentation in fieldwork.
Main Methods:
- Systematic analysis of 33 photographs taken during a 15-minute period of a poultice preparation and application in a rural Andean home.
- Examination of the ethnographer's decisions and reactions captured through the photographic process.
- Inclusion of image metadata and thumbnails to facilitate reader interpretation and transparency.
Main Results:
- Photographs provide a chronological record of the healing event, reflecting the ethnographer's evolving perspective.
- Analysis of image-making decisions reveals the negotiation of positions and expectations between ethnographer and subject.
- The photographic process highlights the inherent intersubjectivity within ethnographic fieldwork.
Conclusions:
- Integrating photographic analysis with ethnographic relationships offers a more nuanced understanding of cultural practices and healing.
- Visual data, when transparently presented, allows for deeper insights into the complexities of intersubjectivity in research.
- This methodology enhances the depth and transparency of ethnographic research on healing events.
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