Ethnos-Terms: Disciplines of People
Ethnos-terms: a generic label for disciplines studying ethnos (people, nation, Volk), such as ethnography and ethnology.


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Visual Ethnography: Seeing Culture Through Images

Visual ethnography is a research approach that uses images—photographs, films, videos, and drawings—as primary tools for understanding culture. Rather than relying solely on written field notes, visual ethnographers...


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Visual Ethnology: Seeing Culture Through Images

Visual ethnology is a subfield of ethnology that uses visual media—photography, film, video, and digital imagery—to document, analyze, and represent cultures.


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Ethnology and Ethnography: Understanding Human Cultures

Ethnology and ethnography are two interconnected disciplines within cultural anthropology that work together to document and understand the diversity of human societies.


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Anthropology, Ethnography, and Ethnology: Three Approaches to Understanding Culture

Anthropology is the comprehensive study of humanity, examining our biological evolution, cultural practices, languages, and societies across time and space.


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Anthropology, Ethnography, and Ethnology: Understanding Human Diversity

Anthropology stands as one of the most comprehensive disciplines in the social sciences, dedicated to understanding humanity in all its complexity.


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