Imagery and History: the visible and invisible in the daily work of criminal expertise

Authors

  • Neusa Rolita - Cavedon Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8951.2012v13n103p4

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the photographs contained in reports prepared by the experts of the Department of Criminology in order to reveal the invisible and visible on daily urban and labor, from a historical perspective. Ethnography is the method used, and it is supported by the technique of documents analysis, interviews and participant observation. The photography as a document related to the expert report also brings, besides the real aspect, "the representation" of the expert about the crime dynamics. This ambiguity provokes that, since 1947, the position of the photos in the report became subject of debate among the professionals of this field.

Author Biography

Neusa Rolita - Cavedon, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutora e Mestre em Administração pelo PPGA/EA/UFRGS, Mestre em Antropologia Social pelo PPGAS/UFRGS. Bacharel em Ciências Econômicas pela UFRGS e Bacharel em Administração de Empresas e Pública pela UFRGS. Professora Associada da Escola de Administração da UFRGS e Pesquisadora do CNPq.

Published

2012-12-27

Issue

Section

Articles