Videographic geographies: Using digital video for geographic research

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-541

  Garrett, Bradley L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cultural geography; digital video; ethnography; film; participatory video; reflexivity; visual methods

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; FIELDWORK; RESEARCH; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 79960493515     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132510388337     Document Type: Review

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