Image That Never Ends - A Journey Through Visual Anthropology

We live in a time of profound transformation in the field of image and visual culture. Roger Canals redefines visual anthropology from both a theoretical and practical perspective, drawing on numerous examples from everyday life as well as insights from his own films and research. This book explores the relationship between images and anthropology, offering a deeper understanding of how visual culture shapes our world. It addresses how anthropology can help us reflect on the role of images in daily life and reconsider classic anthropological themes-ritual, kinship, and power-through the lens of contemporary visuality.

About the author

Roger Canals is an anthropologist and filmmaker, and a professor at the University of Barcelona. He is the author of several books, including A Goddess in Motion, Visual Creativity in the Cult of María Lionza. (Berghahn Books, 2017). As a filmmaker, he has made several internationally awarded films like A Goddess in Motion (2016) or Chasing Shadows (2019).

Product details

• Authors: Roger Canals
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.10.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781836952374
• ISBN: 978-1-83695-237-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Media Studies, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Anthropology (General), Media Studies