What do you remember from a photo? A reflection on memory ethnography and visual anthropology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

ISA eSymposium for Sociology

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

In this essay, I will discuss how memories and collected photographs from fieldwork are utilised separately and together in producing ethnography. I will argue that aside from illustrating what happens in the field and the formulation of anthropological theories, photographs play a role in the ethnographer’s at- tempts to remember fieldwork experiences. Following this, I will share an incident based on memories and recollections from fieldwork experiences during my Master’s program in Manila, Philippines. This is an incident that I have no written documentation of except photographs which have guided my writing. I will then reflect on what might be the influence of memory and photographs on ethnographic writing. In the conclusion, I will discuss some ethical and practical issues of incorporating memory and visual techniques in fieldwork and writing.

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Disciplines

Psychology

Keywords

Memory; Visual anthropology; Photography in ethnology

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