"G. d'Annunzio"
The course aims to provide the theoretical, methodological and empirical tools to construct and conduct research and analysis with and about images. Therefore, the skills that will be acquired during the lectures and workshops will include all phases of a visual research process, in particular: The design of the study; The operationalisation of the project; The acquisition techniques of the images to be analysed; The analysis of the data collected with the use of coding software for qualitative analysis; The discussion and representation of the results.
In the methodological panorama of qualitative analysis, the course is aimed at the study of Visual Sociology's method. In detail, the visual method is composed by two analytical segments aimed at: 1) the use of visual data as a tool to understand a social dimension; 2) detecting the role of images in specific social contexts in terms of use and practices in daily life. The course will address the following topics: 1) The subjective understanding of social reality. 2) The relationship between visual image and social image. 3) Visual Sociology: evolution and techniques of analysis. 4) Visual Sociology in research design. 5) The techniques of image acquisition and analysis. 6) Interpretation of the results of a visual analysis.
Cardano M., Gariglio L. (2022), Metodi qualitativi. Pratiche di ricerca in presenza, a distanza e ibride, Carocci, Roma
Stagi, L., & Palmas, L. Q. (2015). Fare SocioLogia viSuaLe. Professional Dreamers. (open access text available at https://www.laboratoriosociologiavisuale.it/new/libro/fare-sociologia-vi...)
Lectures and empirical exercises
Oral examination and evaluation of a report prepared during the course.
