Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, this title reflects on the role of the visual in all areas of life. It includes different essays that examine a range of topics such as: art, dress and body adornment, photography, the built environment, digital forms of visual anthropology, indigenous media, and more.

Marcus Banks is professor of visual anthropology at the University of Oxford and the author, most recently, of Using Visual Data in Qualitative Research. Jay Ruby is professor emeritus of anthropology at Temple University and the author or editor of numerous books, including Picturing Culture: Essays on Film and Anthropology, also published by the University of Chicago Press.