Over the last decade, images have become a key feature of digital culture; at the same time, they have made a mark on a wide range of research practices. Visual Methods for Digital Research-is the first textbook to bring the fields of visual methods and digital research together. Presenting visual methods for digital-and participatory-research, the book covers both the application of existing digital methods for image research, and new visual methodologies developed specifically for digital research. It covers-various approaches-to studying digital images,-including the distant reading of image collections, the close reading of visual vernaculars of social media platforms, and participatory research with visual materials.-Offering a theoretical framework illustrated with hands-on techniques, Sabine Niederer and Gabriele Colombo provide compelling examples for studying online images through visual and digital means, and discuss critical data practices such as data feminism and digital m
