The Handbook of Visual Analysis

by Theo van Leeuwen (Editor), Carey Jewitt (Editor)

The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals interested in investigating the visual representation of socially significant issues.

The Handbook:

Offers a wide-range of methods for visual content analysis, historical analysis, structuralist analysis, iconography, psychoanalysis, social semiotic analysis, film analysis and ethnomethodology Shows how each method can be applied for the purposes of specific research projects Exemplifies each approach through detailed analyses of a variety of data, including, newspaper images, family photos, drawings, art works and cartoons Includes examples from the authors′ own research and professional practice The Handbook of Visual Analysis, which demonstrates the importance of visual data within the social sciences offers an essential guide to those working in a range of disciplines media and communication studies, sociology, anthropology, education, psychoanalysis, and health studies. 

Genres: Nonfiction, Read For School, Art, Semiotics

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[AG Aps · Rating 5 out of 5]

compelling.

[Becca]

Read for a course in visual analysis.

[Verlyn]

I think I can use this as a related literature for my research study