Focal points: Framing material culture and visual data

Hurdley, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-6726 2007. Focal points: Framing material culture and visual data. Qualitative Research 7 , pp. 355-374. 10.1177/F1468794107078516

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Abstract

This article reflects upon the collection and presentation of photographic data. The problem of representing the visual as more than illustrative of written research findings is the methodological focus. An empirical study in Cardiff explored practices of cultural display in the home, focusing on the living room mantelpiece. First, I discuss the methodological debate concerning the `crisis of representation' of visual data in social research. Following a brief discussion of a year-long autophotographic project by informants, the debate centres on photographs taken at the time of the interview. I show how the `crisis of representation' in social enquiry can be illuminated by recognizing both domestic display and presentation of data as cultural practices/methods of researching and remembering. Finally, I argue that multi-modal representations of these mediated frames of experience can illuminate complexities of `doing' home cultures and enquiry into the domestic interior.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1468-7941
Funders:	ESRC
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2022 10:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/146978

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