Reviews for Phototextualities: Intersections of Photography and Narrative

The average rating for Phototextualities: Intersections of Photography and Narrative based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-07-30 00:00:00 James Tubb Interpreting Women's Lives is divided into five parts. Part One - Origins looks at the origins of the Personal Narratives Group and the book, which brings together scholars from the humanities and social sciences. The remaining four parts are on context, narrative form, narrator-interpreter relations, and truths. Context addresses the issue that someone labeled "marginal" by mainstream society might not see herself as marginal. Narrative forms discusses the variety of models women have used to narrate their lives. Narrator-interpreter relations addresses the power relationships surrounding the production of personal narratives. Truths reflects the multiplicity of ways reality can be experienced.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-03 00:00:00 HEATHER ROSENBERG This book comprises a number of quality essays from across social science and humanities disciplines, all exploring the use of personal narrative in feminist research. I had hoped for a bit more guidance with regard to how the analyses progressed but this really isn't the book's purpose and the authors do an excellent job of addressing the larger issues of context, relationships, truth, meaning, etc. As an anthropologist currently teaching my first intro course (and thus rereading NISA along with my students) I particularly enjoyed Marjorie Shostak's essay toward the end.