Visual histories of South Asia Edited By Annamaria Mortescu-Mayes & Marcus Banks

Includes bibliographies and index

The key purpose of the book is to introduce scholars and students of South Asian and Indian history to the ?rst in-depth evaluation of visual research methods as a valid research framework for new historical studies. The volume identi?es and evaluates current developments in visual sociology and digital anthropology relevant to the study of contemporary South Asian constructions of personal and national identities. Owing to its wide-ranging theoretical methodology, from concepts of visual perception to media semiotics, Visual Histories of South Asia covers a rich thematic agenda with contributions ranging from ethnographic research to gender studies