Is there a real theoretical underpinning for visual anthropology? Or are we just borrowing theoretical concepts, as needed, from other disciplines? Here eight visual anthropologists offer their thoughts on this fundamental question succinctly.

A review of the life and work of an unknown and modestly talented photographer from rural Central Pennsylvania offers an opportunity to contrast a social approach to the history of photography with the more common art historical paradigm.

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsJay RubyJay Ruby is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is author of 12 books and more than 70 articles. A pioneer in the development of an anthropology of visual communication, recently he has conducted ethnographic studies of pictorial communication in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Oak Park, Illinois, and Bohemian Malibu.

The following is a first person historical and critical account of the development of undergraduate and graduate courses of study in visual anthropology (the anthropology of visual communication) at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. USA. It discusses not only the courses offered but the activities surrounding the program that students could avail themselves and brief biographies of some of the graduates. Finally there is a critical comparison of this program with socalled visual anthropology offerings in the U.S. as well as Europe.

Previous articleNext article No AccessA Unique Life in Film The Adventure of the Real: Jean Rouch and the Craft of Ethnographic Cinema. By Paul Henley. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.Jay RubyJay RubyCenter for Visual Communication, 8 Fourth Street, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania 17059, U.S.A. ([email protected]). Search for more articles by this author Center for Visual Communication, 8 Fourth Street, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania 17059, U.S.A. ([email protected]).PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Current Anthropology Volume 51, Number 6December 2010 Sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/656727 Views: 29Total views on this site HistoryReceived May 18, 2010 © 2010 by The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. All rights reserved. For permission to reuse, please contact [email protected]PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Research Article| July 01 2008 A Future for Ethnographic Film? JAY RUBY JAY RUBY Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Film and Video (2008) 60 (2): 5–14. https://doi.org/10.2307/20688590 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation JAY RUBY; A Future for Ethnographic Film?. Journal of Film and Video 1 January 2008; 60 (2): 5–14. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/20688590 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressJournal of Film and Video Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2008 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2008 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Anthropology TodayVolume 24, Issue 5 p. 22-23 Film as text: a response to Neofotistos (AT 24[3]) Jay Ruby, Jay Ruby Center for Visual Communication. [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorVasiliki P. Neofotistos, Vasiliki P. Neofotistos Department of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo. [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Jay Ruby, Jay Ruby Center for Visual Communication. [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorVasiliki P. Neofotistos, Vasiliki P. Neofotistos Department of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo. [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 24 September 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2008.00616.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume24, Issue5October 2008Pages 22-23 RelatedInformation