Photography in Psychological Research and Cultural Inquiry: Capturing Social Representations (Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation)

This wholly novel volume introduces the idea of photography as a tool in psychological research and practice, mapping the historical connections and intersections of these two fields in order to identify ways to enrich current methods of social psychological research. The book posits that the interplay between subject and viewer that is inherent within the medium of photography is of direct importance and relevance to cultural psychology, arguing that this dialogue allows for the communication of non-verbalisable content, and the visualisation of the internal thought structures, without the necessity of using words.Against this backdrop, chapters introduce a new research method, involving photography within the process of mapping and understanding the human life course.The book explores the integration of photography into dynamic life course models based on Valsiner’s Trajectory Equifinality Approach and models, discussing how photography further fosters psychological dialogues and exp