Reading images: A study of a Dutch neighborhood¹

We wish to thank Douglas Harper for his guidance of our project, both in the field and through the revision process. We would also like to thank Karen Wuertz and Arnold Reijndorp for their support and comments on the first draft of this paper. And of course we want to thank our five informants: Annie, Alami, Hans, Sara and Shirley for their cooperation and enthusiasm during the project.

Abstract

This paper explores the use of photo‐elicitation in an urban sociological study. We are particularly interested in the perception of inhabitants of a neighborhood called the Schilderswijk, in The Hague, toward the meaning of the material environment, as role of social interaction and the nature of ethnic interaction in an ethnically heterogeneous, low‐income neighborhood. We conclude that photo‐elicitation allows for an intensive examination of a social reality from the point of view of those who live there.

Notes

We wish to thank Douglas Harper for his guidance of our project, both in the field and through the revision process. We would also like to thank Karen Wuertz and Arnold Reijndorp for their support and comments on the first draft of this paper. And of course we want to thank our five informants: Annie, Alami, Hans, Sara and Shirley for their cooperation and enthusiasm during the project.