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In this chapter we approach our first domain—urban life. We consider notions and practices of invisibility as well as ways to present objects, ideas and spaces as more visible and tangible. We suggest the visual untangling of the cities via the examination of photo-artists’ work and propose an understanding of fieldwork settings, specifically the life of objects in them, that can be greatly enriched through visual ethnography. Instant ethnography and long-term participant observation offer different temporalities for engaging with the urban life sociologically.
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Zuev, D., Bratchford, G. (2020). Untangling the City Visually. In: Visual Sociology. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54510-9_3
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