Tymkiw, Michael and Foulsham, Tom (2020) Eye Tracking, Spatial Biases, and Normative Spectatorship in Museums. Leonardo, 53 (5). pp. 542-546. DOI https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01746
Tymkiw, Michael and Foulsham, Tom (2020) Eye Tracking, Spatial Biases, and Normative Spectatorship in Museums. Leonardo, 53 (5). pp. 542-546. DOI https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01746
Tymkiw, Michael and Foulsham, Tom (2020) Eye Tracking, Spatial Biases, and Normative Spectatorship in Museums. Leonardo, 53 (5). pp. 542-546. DOI https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01746
Abstract
This study examines the viewing behavior of museum spectators during three eye-tracking experiments, the participants of which included wheelchair and non-chair users. The study pays particular attention to the spatial biases of spectators, such as the tendency to scan artworks left-to-right or top-to-bottom. These spatial biases, the authors suggest, enhance our understanding of “normative spectatorship,” both by demonstrating how normative ideas about spectators’ bodies shape exhibition display practices, and by revealing how display practices contribute to fostering normative viewing behavior.
Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2019 15:26 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 17:33 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/25953 |