A collection of essays which reveal the wide scope of issues covered by visual anthropology. Contributions by Nordic and international scholars focus on the use of ethnographic film in research, teaching, and the dissemination of anthropological information. The editor's introduction gives a comprehensive view of the development of visual anthropology in the Nordic countries.
CONTRIBUTORS: P.I. Crawford, H. Eidheim, L. Holtedahl, T. Jenssen, L. Jonsen, P. Henley, C. Piault, R. Boonzajer Flaes, J. Rudow.
"...it is important for all anthropologists to face up to the fact that reading and interpreting images of all kinds is central to our discipline and its future relevance. This collection should help to increase this awareness." (Felicia Hughes-Freeland, University College Swansea)
1993, 128 pgs., DKK 124.00 (approx. £ 11.00/ECU 16.70), ISBN 87-89825-00-4