<div> <p><b><span>The Handbook of Visual Analysis</span></b><span> is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals interested in investigating the visual representation of socially significant issues.</span></p> <p><span>The <b>Handbook</b>:</span></p> <ul type=disc> <li><span>Offers a wide-range of methods for visual analysis: content analysis, historical analysis, <span>structuralist</span> analysis, iconography, psychoanalysis, social semiotic analysis, film analysis and <span>ethnomethodology</span> </li></ul> <ul type=disc> <li><span>Shows how each method can be applied for the purposes of specific research projects</span> </li></ul> <ul type=disc> <li><span>Exemplifies each approach through detailed analyses of a variety of data, including, newspaper images, family photos, drawings, art works and cartoons</span> </li></ul> <ul type=disc> <li><span>Includes examples from the authors' own research and professional practice</span> </li></ul> <p><b><span>The Handbook of Visual Analysis</span></b><span>, which demonstrates the importance of visual data within the social <span>sciences</span> offers an essential guide to those working in a range of disciplines including: media and communication studies, sociology, anthropology, education, psychoanalysis, and health studies.</span></p></div></span>