Tracks and Traces : Exploring the World of Graffiti Writing through Visual Methods
Bengtsen, Peter LU
(2023)
- Abstract
- Visuals can provide and communicate scholarly insights beyond what may be documented and conveyed in writing. However, despite digital technologies making it easier and more affordable to record, edit, and circulate images, visual methods still play secondary roles in humanistic and social science research.
Based on a study of the tracks and traces left by graffiti writers in Malmö, Sweden, this book shows how visual research methods can be used to engage with difficult-to-access social environments. It considers visual expressions as important carriers of meaning and discusses the benefits and knowledge that can be derived from examining, collecting and producing visual material.
The book’s practice-based approach to... (More) - Visuals can provide and communicate scholarly insights beyond what may be documented and conveyed in writing. However, despite digital technologies making it easier and more affordable to record, edit, and circulate images, visual methods still play secondary roles in humanistic and social science research.
Based on a study of the tracks and traces left by graffiti writers in Malmö, Sweden, this book shows how visual research methods can be used to engage with difficult-to-access social environments. It considers visual expressions as important carriers of meaning and discusses the benefits and knowledge that can be derived from examining, collecting and producing visual material.
The book’s practice-based approach to visual analysis, photography and videography makes it an essential resource for anyone interested in using visual methods. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Digital technologies have made it easier and more affordable to record, edit and circulate images. At the same time, visuals can provide scholarly insights beyond what may be documented and conveyed in writing. Nevertheless, visual methods still play a secondary role in humanistic and social science research.
This book shows how visual methods can be used to approach difficult-to-access fields and to produce and disseminate scholarly knowledge. Based on an experimental study of the tracks and traces left by graffiti writers in Malmö, Sweden, the book argues that visual expressions are important carriers of information and meaning. It further demonstrates and critically discusses the insights that can be derived from examining,... (More) - Digital technologies have made it easier and more affordable to record, edit and circulate images. At the same time, visuals can provide scholarly insights beyond what may be documented and conveyed in writing. Nevertheless, visual methods still play a secondary role in humanistic and social science research.
This book shows how visual methods can be used to approach difficult-to-access fields and to produce and disseminate scholarly knowledge. Based on an experimental study of the tracks and traces left by graffiti writers in Malmö, Sweden, the book argues that visual expressions are important carriers of information and meaning. It further demonstrates and critically discusses the insights that can be derived from examining, collecting and producing visual material.
The book’s practice-based approach to visual analysis, photography and videography makes it an indispensable resource to anyone interested in working with visual methods.
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- author
- Bengtsen, Peter
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-09-14
- type
- Book/Report
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- graffiti, visual methods, visual studies, methodology, videography, video as method, kegr, artificial intelligence, Malmö, subculture, sociology, criminology, cultural criminology, urban creativity, visual culture
- pages
- 118 pages
- publisher
- Almendros de Granada Press
- ISBN
- 978-91-639-6020-8
- project
- Visual research methods: exploring the world of graffiti writing
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 36a1632c-0431-4ef2-8674-ae3efd022b13
- date added to LUP
- 2019-10-30 09:24:02
- date last changed
- 2023-09-14 12:59:07
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