The Practice of Visual Ethnography: Examining Identity and Lived Experiences of Marginalised Communities
暫譯: 視覺人類學的實踐:檢視邊緣社群的身份與生活經驗

Mohan, Deepanshu, Saqib, Najam Us, Killemsetty, Namesh

  • 出版商: Palgrave MacMillan
  • 出版日期: 2026-02-25
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  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 144
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  • ISBN: 9819546478
  • ISBN-13: 9789819546473
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商品描述

This book presents visual ethnography as a transformative approach to understanding, documenting, and representing the layered realities of marginalized communities and often-overlooked institutional contexts. It demonstrates how visual storytelling tools ranging from photography and video to infographics and spatial mapping can uncover the subtle social, cultural, and economic dynamics that traditional textual research tends to miss. Drawing on diverse case studies, the volume shows how visual narratives not only illuminate lived experiences but also foster collaboration and challenge dominant representations.

By highlighting its multidisciplinary reach, the book situates visual ethnography within the intersecting domains of urban studies, development research, and policy engagement. It also delves into the ethical and methodological dimensions of visual storytelling, underscoring its potential to bridge academic inquiry with public understanding and policymaking. Ultimately, this work advocates for visual ethnography as a vital instrument of inclusive research and transformative communication, one that amplifies marginalized voices, strengthens social connections, and inspires meaningful change in contemporary urban and social landscapes.

Readers will be drawn to its inventive methods, compelling findings, and thought-provoking themes, which together weave strong links between scholarship, advocacy, and on-ground practice.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書將視覺人類學呈現為一種變革性的方法,以理解、記錄和表現邊緣社群及常被忽視的機構背景的多層現實。它展示了從攝影和視頻到資訊圖表和空間映射等視覺敘事工具如何揭示傳統文本研究往往忽略的微妙社會、文化和經濟動態。透過多樣的案例研究,本書顯示視覺敘事不僅能夠照亮生活經驗,還能促進合作並挑戰主流表現。

本書強調其跨學科的廣泛性,將視覺人類學置於城市研究、發展研究和政策參與的交叉領域中。它還深入探討視覺敘事的倫理和方法論維度,強調其在學術探究與公共理解及政策制定之間架起橋樑的潛力。最終,本書主張視覺人類學作為包容性研究和變革性溝通的重要工具,能夠放大邊緣聲音、加強社會連結,並激發當代城市和社會景觀中的有意義變革。

讀者將被其創新的方法、引人入勝的發現和發人深省的主題所吸引,這些元素共同編織出學術、倡導和實地實踐之間的強大聯繫。

作者簡介

Deepanshu Mohan is Professor of Economics and Dean, IDEAS, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), India, where he is also Director, Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES). He is a Visiting Professor at London School of Economics and a Visiting Academic Fellow at the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Oxford University. He is an Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, University of London since 2022 and has been a Visiting Professor at the School of International Development, University of Ottawa. He has published earlier with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Taylor and Francis, Brill, NUS Press, and Palgrave MacMillan to name a few.

Najam Us Saqib is working as Academic Program Manager at IDEAS, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. He is a Senior Research Analyst at Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES), O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat.

His research interests include: Post Colonial Caste Politics, Development Studies, Muslim Political Thought and Politics of Marginalization.

His research work has been featured in Contemporary Voice of Dalit and Vulnerable Communities in Neoliberal India: Perspectives from a Feminist Ethnographic Approach. His upcoming co-authored book titled Identity, Dispossession and Resilience of the Subaltern: A Study of Marginalized Communities in Kashmir, is Published by Routledge (London and New York).

Namesh Killemsetty is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and the Associate Dean of Program Strategy and Academic Affairs at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), India. He also holds the position of Associate Director at IDEAS - Office of Interdisciplinary Studies at JGU. As a transdisciplinary researcher focused on urban governance and poverty, Namesh's work centers on housing, tenure security, and the community rights of slum dwellers. He integrates theories and methods from Urban Studies, Policy Analysis, Operations Research, and Decision Sciences in his research. His research emphasizes participatory approaches that elevate the voices of marginalized populations, particularly slum dwellers, to promote effective policymaking.

He has earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Before pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as a Civil Engineer and an Infrastructure Planner with organizations such as Jindal Steel and Power Limited and the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. In recognition of his contributions to urban affairs, he received the 2021 Urban Affairs Association Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award in the USA.

Hima Trisha Mohan is Senior Research Analyst at Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES), O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat. She is currently pursuing LLM from Leiden University, Netherlands.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Deepanshu Mohan 是印度 O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) 經濟學教授及 IDEAS 跨學科研究辦公室院長,同時也是新經濟學研究中心 (CNES) 的主任。他是倫敦政治經濟學院的訪問教授,以及牛津大學亞洲與中東研究 (AMES) 的訪問學術研究員。自 2022 年以來,他是倫敦大學比克貝克學院的榮譽研究員,並曾擔任渥太華大學國際發展學院的訪問教授。他曾與牛津大學出版社、劍橋大學出版社、泰勒與法朗西斯出版社、布里爾出版社、國立大學出版社及帕爾格雷夫·麥克米倫出版社等出版過作品。

Najam Us Saqib 在 IDEAS 跨學科研究辦公室擔任學術項目經理。他是 O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat 新經濟學研究中心 (CNES) 的高級研究分析師。

他的研究興趣包括:後殖民階級政治、發展研究、穆斯林政治思想及邊緣化政治。

他的研究作品曾刊登於《當代達利特之聲》和 新自由主義印度中的脆弱社群:來自女性主義民族誌方法的視角。他即將出版的合著書籍《身份、剝奪與韌性:對克什米爾邊緣社群的研究》,由 Routledge (倫敦和紐約) 出版。

Namesh Killemsetty 是印度 O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) 政策研究副教授及政府與公共政策學院的學術事務副院長。他同時擔任 JGU IDEAS 跨學科研究辦公室的副主任。作為一名專注於城市治理和貧困的跨學科研究者,Namesh 的研究重點在於住房、居住安全及貧民窟居民的社區權利。他在研究中整合了城市研究、政策分析、運籌學及決策科學的理論與方法。他的研究強調參與式方法,提升邊緣化群體,特別是貧民窟居民的聲音,以促進有效的政策制定。

他在麻薩諸塞州波士頓大學獲得公共政策博士學位。在攻讀博士學位之前,他曾擔任土木工程師及基礎設施規劃師,與 Jindal Steel and Power Limited 和 Shapoorji Pallonji Group 等組織合作。因其對城市事務的貢獻,他於 2021 年獲得美國城市事務協會 Alma H. Young 新興學者獎。

Hima Trisha Mohan 是 O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat 新經濟學研究中心 (CNES) 的高級研究分析師。她目前正在荷蘭萊頓大學攻讀法學碩士學位。