La photo de famille et ses usages communicationnels

Publié en 1987, Snapshot Versions of Life est rapidement devenu un classique. Rédigé par l'anthropologue Richard Chalfen, il propose une ethnographie de la "culture Kodak", autrement dit des pratiques photographiques et cinématographiques amateur dans les Etats-Unis des années 1970-1980. Prenant au sérieux le récit de l'histoire familiale mis en scène au sein des foyers, Chalfen ne se limite pas à ses apparences stéréotypées. Interrogeant aussi bien les injonctions issues des publicités que les événements absents de l'album, il montre que les images privées recèlent des informations cruciales sur la construction des individus et sur leur vision de la société. Depuis l'essor d'internet et des réseaux sociaux, les travaux de Richard Chalfen font retour, et proposent un guide précieux pour l'étude des pratiques visuelles en ligne.Published in 1987, Snapshot Versions of Life quickly became a classic. Written by anthropologist Richard Chalfen, it contains an ethnography of “Kodak culture,” that is, of amateur picture-taking and movie-making practices in the United States from 1970 to 1980. Chalfen takes seriously the narratives of family history produced by families themselves, and he does not confine his investigation to their stereotypical appearances. Exploring the models imposed by advertising and the events left out of the albums, he shows that these private images contain crucial information on the construction of the individual subjects as well as their vision of society. Richard Chalfen’s writings have been making a comeback since the rise of the Internet and social networks; they offer an invaluable guide to the study of online visual practices

La photo de famille et ses usages communicationnels

Publié en 1987, Snapshot Versions of Life est rapidement devenu un classique. Rédigé par l'anthropologue Richard Chalfen, il propose une ethnographie de la "culture Kodak", autrement dit des pratiques photographiques et cinématographiques amateur dans les Etats-Unis des années 1970-1980. Prenant au sérieux le récit de l'histoire familiale mis en scène au sein des foyers, Chalfen ne se limite pas à ses apparences stéréotypées. Interrogeant aussi bien les injonctions issues des publicités que les événements absents de l'album, il montre que les images privées recèlent des informations cruciales sur la construction des individus et sur leur vision de la société. Depuis l'essor d'internet et des réseaux sociaux, les travaux de Richard Chalfen font retour, et proposent un guide précieux pour l'étude des pratiques visuelles en ligne.Published in 1987, Snapshot Versions of Life quickly became a classic. Written by anthropologist Richard Chalfen, it contains an ethnography of “Kodak culture,” that is, of amateur picture-taking and movie-making practices in the United States from 1970 to 1980. Chalfen takes seriously the narratives of family history produced by families themselves, and he does not confine his investigation to their stereotypical appearances. Exploring the models imposed by advertising and the events left out of the albums, he shows that these private images contain crucial information on the construction of the individual subjects as well as their vision of society. Richard Chalfen’s writings have been making a comeback since the rise of the Internet and social networks; they offer an invaluable guide to the study of online visual practices

Admixed Portrait: Design to Understand Facebook Portrayals in New Parenthood

We report on a design-led study of the photographic representation of self and family on Facebook during and after becoming parents for the first time. Our experience-centered, research-through-design study engaged eight participants across five UK homes, in a month-long deployment of a prototype technology -- a design research artifact, Admixed Portrait, that served to prompt participant reflection on first-time parenthood. In addition to pre- and post-deployment interviews, participants kept diaries capturing personal reflections during the deployment, on daily social media use and interactions with Admixed. Our qualitative insights on social media representations of transitional experience and identity for new parents, reveal how their online 'photowork' related to self-expression and social functioning. We contribute design considerations for developing tools to support photographic expression in social media use, and methodological insights about design-led inquiry for understanding transitional experiences