Karina Kuschnir Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasile
DOI: 10.12835/ve2016.1-0060
Abstract
This article seeks to valorise and understand the potential of
ethnographic drawings for anthropological fieldwork, ex
ploring their relations to ways of making records and visual
research. I argue that drawing contributes positively to an
thropological research and vice-versa: researching anthro
pologically contributes to drawing the world about us. After
a brief review of the literature, I present eleven benefits of
using sketchbooks and drawings in ethnography, discussing
topics related to the methodological challenges of fieldwork,
such as accessibility, memory, temporality, spatiality, visual
perception, forms of recording, dialogue with informants,
participatory methods and the sharing of results.
Keywords
Anthropology, drawing, ethnography, methodology, visual anthropology, graphics, imagery.
