Večnačinske raziskave in reprezentacije v antropologiji / Multimodal Research and Representations in Anthropology – Traditiones 55 (1), 2026
Multimodal research in cultural and social anthropology stems from diverse approaches to scientific inquiry that challenge conventional textual and visual representations. It introduces methodological innovations (e.g., in the fields of experimental ethnography and anthropological writing as well as the intersection of anthropology and art) and explores new forms of (self)representation of interlocutors in digital environments. While multimodal research is particularly prominent in visual anthropology, it is also gaining ground in anthropological writing. Anthropological texts often incorporate or play with various types of descriptions, styles, genres, and formats, including field notes, interview transcripts, theoretical-analytical sections, photographs, screenshots, evocative descriptions or vignettes, as well as (auto)biographical accounts and literary forms. Drawing on various approaches, studies, and concepts from the fields of sensory and visual anthropology, multimodality has become increasingly established in anthropological research, particularly since 2010. This development has been propelled both by the advent of new technologies and the opening of new spaces for diverse forms of scholarly output and publication.
This thematic issue will address a range of epistemological, methodological, and theoretical questions of multimodal anthropology, which remains relatively understudied in Slovenia. Editors also welcome contributions about innovative and experimental approaches that go beyond conventional textual representations, question and redefine established methods in anthropological research, or critically engage with assumptions of visual ethnography that shape this line of thematic inquiry.
The deadline for submissions is November 15th 2025.
Guest editors:
Manca Filak (ZRC SAZU, manca.filak@zrc-sazu.si),
Ana Svetel (FF UL, Ana.Svetel@ff.uni-lj.si)
