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Fieldnotes And Sketchbooks
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Author : Wendy Gunn
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
Fieldnotes And Sketchbooks written by Wendy Gunn and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Architecture categories.
"Every description of the world we inhabit embodies certain processes of describing. In Fieldnotes and Sketchbooks researchers from the fields of anthropology, architecture and fine art reflect on the descriptive practices characteristic of their respective disciplines, and the potential of alternative modalities of description to challenge the boundaries that divide them. Contributors focus on the interconnections between writing, imaging, drawing and reading, exploring the many ways in which different media and notational systems can be used in contexts of learning to facilitate the movement of knowledge across the three disciplines. "--Book jacket.
Fieldnotes And Sketchbooks
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Author : Wendy Gunn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Fieldnotes And Sketchbooks written by Wendy Gunn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Every description of the world we inhabit embodies certain processes of describing. In this book, researchers from the fields of anthropology, architecture and fine art reflect on the descriptive practices characteristic of their respective disciplines, and the potential of alternative modalities of description to transcend the boundaries that divide them. They focus on the interconnections between writing, imaging, drawing and reading, exploring the many ways in which different media and notational systems can be used in contexts of learning to facilitate the translation of knowledge across the three disciplines. The approach is to regard art and architecture not as objects of anthropological analysis but as investigative and exploratory practices, on a par with anthropology. Thus the aim is to disclose the synergy between art, architecture and anthropology - a synergy that lies not so much in the products of the three disciplines as in their ways of working. The book is based on a collaboration between the School of Fine Art at the University of Dundee and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, in the context of a three-year, AHRC-funded project, Learning is understanding in practice: exploring the interrelations between perception, creativity and skill. The project culminated in an exhibition held at Aberdeen Art Gallery from April to June 2005. This was not an exhibition of artistic, architectural or anthropological works. Rather the exhibitors, including artists, architects and anthropologists, were challenged to reflect on their own ways of working, and of knowing, within the context of an ongoing interdisciplinary dialogue. A central aim of the book concerns the study of the conjunction of perception and action within practitioners' ways of knowing and working. Influenced by James Gibson's (1979) pioneering work on visual perception, ecological psychologists have shown how the development of perceptual skills - or what Gibson calls 'the education of attention' - takes place within the contexts of perceivers' direct, practical engagement with their surroundings. This has been paralleled, in science and technology studies, by an approach to knowledge as grounded in environmentally situated actions, developed by Lucy Suchman (1987, 2007). Building on this work, the sociologist of science David Turnbull has explored the relation between local knowledge and comparative scientific traditions, in a way that could have direct parallels with my investigations of how locally developed, skilled practices contribute to environmental perception and understandings of nature (Turnbull 1993, 1993-1994, Ingold 2000), the politics of objectification (Harvey 1998), the connections between persons, technologies and places (Harvey, Green and Agar 2000), and the relation between 'local' and 'global' knowledge systems (Strathern 1995). While anthropological research concerning the nature of embodied practice can contribute to an understanding of how creative practitioners' work, by placing their knowledge and skills within their social context, studies of skilled practices of vision in anthropology have had a tendency to separate culture and environment and emphasise the cognitive over the social (Küchler 2002). These artificial boundaries are problematic when it comes to understanding creative practitioners' ways of working and ways of knowing. Indeed such disjunctions actually accentuate the division between gesture and speech. I have shown, to the contrary, that the interconnections between speaking, drawing, imaging and writing are central to understanding skilled practice (Gunn 2002, 2005, 2007). Seeing is not 'just' seeing, skills have to be learned. In learning to pay attention to environmental features, seeing becomes a way of knowing (Roepstorff 2007). Learning to see involves developing a heightened awareness of the subtleties of movement. Within a situated context as Suchman proposes, 'anthropological studies offer the possibility of moving our understanding of seeing from the realm of the optical and cognitive, to an appreciation for the visual as based in culturally constituted artefacts and embodied practices' (1998: 10). Inscriptions resulting from professional ways of seeing nature, events or people are part of a situated activity (Goodwin 1994). Anthropology can offer a wider understanding of what is meant by situated action, especially when considering the dynamic interrelation between human gesture and speech. An understanding of human action as a mind/body interacting within a world of social relations challenges existing interpretations of human gesture as a cognitive and physical process lacking in human emotion. Taking Suchman's idea of the situatedness of human action as a starting point, I will follow up her assertion that plans are a resource for situated action. Placing creative practitioners words, letters, numerals and diagrams within a network of sociotechnical relations, I challenge the normative model of art and design history that positions representations, illustrations and explanations of doing outwith of the actualities of the everyday. Within a creative process graphic elements taken from different notational systems are often combined. How these components are related in the pursuit of understanding and remembering are central to the rationale behind the publication.
Recto Verso Redefining The Sketchbook
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Author : Angela Bartram
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
Recto Verso Redefining The Sketchbook written by Angela Bartram and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Architecture categories.
Bringing together a broad range of contributors including art, architecture, and design academic theorists and historians, in addition to practicing artists, architects, and designers, this volume explores the place of the sketchbook in contemporary art and architecture. Drawing upon a diverse range of theories, practices, and reflections common to the contemporary conceptualisation of the sketchbook and its associated environments, it offers a dialogue in which the sketchbook can be understood as a pivotal working tool that contributes to the creative process and the formulation and production of visual ideas. Along with exploring the theoretical, philosophical, psychological, and curatorial implications of the sketchbook, the book addresses emergent digital practices by way of examining contemporary developments in sketchbook productions and pedagogical applications. Consequently, these more recent developments question the validity of the sketchbook as both an instrument of practice and creativity, and as an educational device. International in scope, it not only explores European intellectual and artistic traditions, but also intercultural and cross-cultural perspectives, including reviews of practices in Chinese artworks or Islamic calligraphy, and situational contexts that deal with historical examples, such as Roman art, or modern practices in geographical-cultural regions like Pakistan.
Posthuman Adventuring
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Author : Mary Garland
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-05-06
Posthuman Adventuring written by Mary Garland and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-06 with Social Science categories.
Posthuman Adventuring immerses readers in a transdisciplinary methodology that merges images and sounds to inspire ongoing dialogue and provoke imaginative inquiry. Through a compilation of thought‐provoking chapters, this book connects readers to original presentations by renowned posthuman thinkers and offers responses from various authors. This collection showcases groundbreaking posthuman research conducted by scholars, artists, community‐based practitioners, and doctoral students across diverse contexts, spanning from forced migration to intergenerational relationships, from plants to bears, and from collective writing to reimagining social structures. With its experimental practices and transformative encounters, this unique anthology encourages readers to embark on their own intellectual adventures and cultivate fresh concepts. Emphasizing the fluidity and emergence of ideas, this book features chapters written by individuals and collaborative groups, each opening new spaces of inquiry and experimentation. The range of topics covered is vast, drawing inspiration from unexpected sources such as crochet blankets, women’s football, trauma within Canadian residential schools, sketchbooks, postverbal learning in dementia, and preschool outings in Johannesburg. This book invites readers to speculate, make connections, and invent their own concepts while showcasing the ongoing actualization of ideas. Ideal for scholars of posthumanist thinking across the social sciences.
Postdevelopmental Approaches To Childhood Research Observation
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Author : Jayne Osgood
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-08-24
Postdevelopmental Approaches To Childhood Research Observation written by Jayne Osgood and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-24 with Education categories.
This book challenges the developmentalist paradigm that dominates research into children and childhood, focusing on observation as a research method. It offers new postdevelopmental ways of conducting childhood observations which are diverse in context and theoretical orientation, and in the process, deconstructs the dominant traditions of childhood research. Written by leading scholars based in Canada, Norway, the UK, and the USA, the chapters consider observation as it is enacted in the home, nursery or classroom. Drawing on a range of theories including feminist new materialism, social semiotics, and posthumanism, the chapters cover a range of topics including reciprocal methods, photography, childhood art, and memoir.
Advances In Usability User Experience And Assistive Technology
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Author : Tareq Z. Ahram
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-06-27
Advances In Usability User Experience And Assistive Technology written by Tareq Z. Ahram and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book focuses on emerging issues in usability, interface design, human–computer interaction, user experience and assistive technology. It highlights research aimed at understanding human interaction with products, services and systems, and focuses on finding effective approaches for improving user experience. It also discusses key issues in designing and providing assistive devices and services to individuals with disabilities or impairment, to assist mobility, communication, positioning, environmental control and daily living. The book covers modelling as well as innovative design concepts, with a special emphasis on user-centered design, and design for specific populations, particularly the elderly. Virtual reality, digital environments, heuristic evaluation and forms of device interface feedback of (e.g. visual and haptic) are also among the topics covered. Based on the AHFE 2018 Conference on Usability & User Experience and the AHFE 2018 Conference on Human Factors and Assistive Technology, held on July 21–25, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, USA, this book reports on cutting-edge findings, research methods and user-centred evaluation approaches.
Exhibitions As Research
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Author : Peter Bjerregaard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-13
Exhibitions As Research written by Peter Bjerregaard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Exhibitions as Research contends that museums would be more attractive to both researchers and audiences if we consider exhibitions as knowledge-in-the-making rather than platforms for disseminating already-established insights. Analysing the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of such an approach, the book questions whether it is possible to exhibit knowledge that is still in the making, whilst also considering which concepts of "knowledge" apply to such a format. The book also considers what the role of audience might be if research is extended into the exhibition itself. Providing concrete case studies of projects where museum professionals have approached exhibition making as a knowledge-generating process, the book considers tools of application and the challenges that might emerge from pursuing such an approach. Theoretically, the volume analyses the emergence of exhibitions as research as part of recent developments within materiality theories, object-oriented ontology and participatory approaches to exhibition-making. Exhibitions as Research will be of interest to academics and students engaged in the study of museology, material culture, anthropology and archaeology. It will also appeal to museum professionals with an interest in current trends in exhibition-making.
Research Methods For Architecture
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Author : Ray Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-01-18
Research Methods For Architecture written by Ray Lucas and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-18 with Architecture categories.
While fundamentally a design discipline, architectural education requires an element of history and theory, grouped under the term ‘research’. However, many students struggle with this part of their course. This practical handbook provides the necessary grounding in this subject, addressing essential questions about what research in architecture can be. The first part of the book is a general guide to the fundamentals of how to do research, from assembling a literature review to conducting an interview. The second section presents a selection of case studies dealing with such topics as environmental psychology, the politics of space, ethnographic research and mapping.
The Sage Handbook Of Social Anthropology
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Author : Richard Fardon
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2012-07-25
The Sage Handbook Of Social Anthropology written by Richard Fardon and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-25 with Social Science categories.
In two volumes, the SAGE Handbook of Social Anthropology provides the definitive overview of contemporary research in the discipline. It explains the what, where, and how of current and anticipated work in Social Anthropology. With 80 authors, contributing more than 60 chapters, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date statement of research in Social Anthropology available and the essential point of departure for future projects. The Handbook is divided into four sections: -Part I: Interfaces examines Social Anthropology′s disciplinary connections, from Art and Literature to Politics and Economics, from Linguistics to Biomedicine, from History to Media Studies. -Part II: Places examines place, region, culture, and history, from regional, area studies to a globalized world -Part III: Methods examines issues of method; from archives to war zones, from development projects to art objects, and from ethics to comparison -Part IV: Futures anticipates anthropologies to come: in the Brain Sciences; in post-Development; in the Body and Health; and in new Technologies and Materialities Edited by the leading figures in social anthropology, the Handbook includes a substantive introduction by Richard Fardon, a think piece by Jean and John Comaroff, and a concluding last word on futures by Marilyn Strathern. The authors - each at the leading edge of the discipline - contribute in-depth chapters on both the foundational ideas and the latest research. Comprehensive and detailed, this magisterial Handbook overviews the last 25 years of the social anthropological imagination. It will speak to scholars in Social Anthropology and its many related disciplines.
Narrating Practice With Children And Adolescents
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Author : Mery F. Diaz
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-24
Narrating Practice With Children And Adolescents written by Mery F. Diaz and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-24 with Social Science categories.
In Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents, social workers, sociologists, researchers, and helping professionals share engaging and evocative stories of practice that aim to center the young client’s story. Drawing on work with a variety of disadvantaged populations in New York City and around the world, they seek to raise awareness of the diversity of the individual experiences of youth. They make use of a variety of narrative approaches to offer new perspectives on a range of critical health care, mental health, and social issues that shape the lives of children and adolescents. The book considers the narratives we tell about the lives and experiences of children and adolescents and proposes counternarratives that challenge dominant ideas about childhood. Contributors examine the environments and structures that shape the lives of children and youth from an ecological lens. From their stories emerge questions about how those working with young clients might respond to a changing landscape: How do we define and construct childhood? How do poverty and inequality impact children’s health and welfare? How is childhood lived at the intersection of race, class, and gender? How can practitioners engage children and adolescents through culturally responsive and democratic processes? Offering new frameworks for reflecting on social work practice, the essays in Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents also serve as a vehicle for exploration of children’s agency and voice.