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Conceptualising the ‘Visual Essay’ as a Way of Generating and Imparting Sociological Insight: Issues, Formats and Realisations

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  • Luc Pauwels

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This article discusses and exemplifies a more visual and expressive way of constructing and presenting sociological insight. It seeks to articulate the specific demands, traits and potentials of the ‘visual essay’ as a societal and sociological practice and format. In particular it provides some observations, propositions and arguments that may further help to clarify what the visual sociological essay, as an unorthodox scholarly product, might entail and what place it should acquire in broader scholarly discourse. This theoretical discussion is accompanied by excerpts of concrete visual essays of both scholarly and non-scholarly origin. These examples help to show some of the basic strengths of this format which attempts to play out the synergy of the distinct forms of expression that are combined: images, words, layout and design, adding up to a scientifically informed statement.

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  • Luc Pauwels, 2012. "Conceptualising the ‘Visual Essay’ as a Way of Generating and Imparting Sociological Insight: Issues, Formats and Realisations," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 17(1), pages 76-86, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:17:y:2012:i:1:p:76-86
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.2575
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    1. Anna Adamus-Matuszyńska & Piotr Dzik & Jerzy Michnik & Grzegorz Polok, 2021. "Visual Component of Destination Brands as a Tool for Communicating Sustainable Tourism Offers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-17, January.

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