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visual anthropology

subfield of social anthropology that is concerned, in part, with the study and production of ethnographic photography, film and, since the mid-1990s, new media
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visual anthropology

Summary

visual anthropology is a branch of anthropology[1]. It draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #14 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • visual anthropology's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[3].
  • visual anthropology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • visual anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • visual anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • visual anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of work[7].
  • visual anthropology is a type of social anthropology[8].
  • visual anthropology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Visual anthropology[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of anthropology[3], academic discipline[4], field of study[5], and field of work[7]. visual anthropology is a type of social anthropology[8].

Why It Matters

visual anthropology draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #14 of 32).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

División Etnografía del Museo de La Plata social anthropology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → social anthropology
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