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According to Goodwin, what is 'professional vision' primarily influenced by?
According to Goodwin, what is 'professional vision' primarily influenced by?
- Socially situated practices and embodied experiences (correct)
- Technological advancements in image processing
- Individually developed observational skills
- Innate visual acuity and cognitive processing speed
How do socially situated practices primarily shape our interpretation of visual information, according to the content?
How do socially situated practices primarily shape our interpretation of visual information, according to the content?
- By eliminating individual biases in observational analysis
- By standardizing visual assessments across different cultural contexts
- By influencing the ways perception is constructed and fields are structured (correct)
- By enhancing innate cognitive functions related to visual perception
What is the significance of 'coding' in the context of professional vision?
What is the significance of 'coding' in the context of professional vision?
- It ensures consistent interpretation of visual data across disciplines.
- It is a component of creating visual and material representations. (correct)
- It reduces the complexity of visual data.
- It eliminates subjective biases from observational studies.
What does the concept of 'distributed cognition' imply in the context described?
What does the concept of 'distributed cognition' imply in the context described?
What role does 'narrative' play in establishing professional knowledge and authority?
What role does 'narrative' play in establishing professional knowledge and authority?
How might an anthropologist utilize semiotics to analyze the Rodney King trial?
How might an anthropologist utilize semiotics to analyze the Rodney King trial?
What does 'Learning to see' refer to in relation to vision as an embodied and socially situated practice?
What does 'Learning to see' refer to in relation to vision as an embodied and socially situated practice?
How does the use of a Munsell color chart demonstrate the transformation of nature into culture in archeological fieldwork?
How does the use of a Munsell color chart demonstrate the transformation of nature into culture in archeological fieldwork?
Why is language considered a mode of practice and talk a form of social action in archeology?
Why is language considered a mode of practice and talk a form of social action in archeology?
According to the information, how are relevant activities and modes of perception transmitted in archeology?
According to the information, how are relevant activities and modes of perception transmitted in archeology?
What is the role of tools, such as a side handle baton, during events such as the Rodney King beating?
What is the role of tools, such as a side handle baton, during events such as the Rodney King beating?
How does Sergeant Duke describe Rodney King's behavior immediately before the beating?
How does Sergeant Duke describe Rodney King's behavior immediately before the beating?
According to the defense, how did Sergeant Koon perceive Rodney King?
According to the defense, how did Sergeant Koon perceive Rodney King?
According to Sergeant Duke, what physical action by Rodney King raised concerns about aggression?
According to Sergeant Duke, what physical action by Rodney King raised concerns about aggression?
What factor does Sergeant Duke cite that would cause him to reassess his opinion on Rodney King's behavior?
What factor does Sergeant Duke cite that would cause him to reassess his opinion on Rodney King's behavior?
Whose mind is impossible for Sergeant Duke to directly perceive, according to the transcripts?
Whose mind is impossible for Sergeant Duke to directly perceive, according to the transcripts?
How does labeling a patch of dirt as 'not fitting' within the Munsell chart impact its interpretation in archaeological terms?
How does labeling a patch of dirt as 'not fitting' within the Munsell chart impact its interpretation in archaeological terms?
How does highlighting with a trowel influence understanding in archeological fieldwork?
How does highlighting with a trowel influence understanding in archeological fieldwork?
How does the concept of 'externalised retina' influence how archeologists collect their perceptions?
How does the concept of 'externalised retina' influence how archeologists collect their perceptions?
In what way does using a Munsell color chart alter an archeologist's interpretation of soil?
In what way does using a Munsell color chart alter an archeologist's interpretation of soil?
Flashcards
Learning to see
Learning to see
Vision is embodied and socially situated. All vision is perspectival, influenced by experience and context.
Socially Situated Perception
Socially Situated Perception
Seeing is always socially situated, affected by social context and understanding.
Visual/Material Representation
Visual/Material Representation
Structuring complex perceptual fields through coding, highlighting, and visual representations.
Creating a Narrative
Creating a Narrative
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Trowel Highlighting
Trowel Highlighting
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Munsell Chart
Munsell Chart
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Archeological Ways of Seeing
Archeological Ways of Seeing
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Side handle baton
Side handle baton
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Study Notes
- C. Goodwin's "Professional Vision" (1994), published in American Anthropologist 96(3), explores how professionals develop specific ways of seeing.
- The 1992 trial of four police officers charged with beating Rodney King is examined.
- "Learning to see" is described as an embodied and socially situated practice, implying that all vision is perspectival.
- The ability to see is always socially situated, and perception is constructed.
- Ways of seeing structure complex perceptual fields.
- Examples of structuring complex perceptual fields: images in a video, patches of dirt in archaeological excavations.
- Three aspects of professional vision: coding, highlighting, producing and articulating visual/material representations, are key
Distributed Cognition
- Distributed cognition involves constructing an externalised retina.
Professional Knowledge
- Professional knowledge and forms of authority create a narrative.
Archeological Fieldwork
- Highlighting with a trowel constructs a perceptual field.
- The Munsell chart transforms nature into culture even when the patch of dirt doesn't fit the chart.
- Language functions as a mode of practice.
- Talk serves as a form of social action.
- Learning to be an archaeologist involves specific ways of seeing and categorising the world.
- Ways of seeing are in relation to the work, tools and artifacts that constitute their perception.
- Relevant activities such as ecologies of inscriptions, modes of perception like coding and highlighting are transmitted through apprenticeship.
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