方法对比

	多案例视觉分析	视觉分析
领域	质性	质性
方法族	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
起源年份	2000s–2010s (convergence of case study and visual research traditions)	Formalized in social sciences from the 1980s–2000s
提出者	Synthesised from Robert E. Stake (multiple case design) and Gillian Rose / visual methodologies scholars	Roots in art history and semiotics (Panofsky, Barthes); social science applications developed by Gillian Rose and Marcus Banks
类型	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative research approach
开创性文献	Stake, R. E. (2006). Multiple Case Study Analysis. Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1593852481	Rose, G. (2016). Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials (4th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1473943056
别名	multi-case visual analysis, comparative visual case study, cross-case image analysis, MCVA	visual research methods, image analysis, visual inquiry, visual data analysis
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摘要	Multiple case-based visual analysis is a qualitative design that systematically examines visual materials — photographs, drawings, maps, video stills, or image-rich documents — across two or more purposefully selected cases. By combining Robert Stake's multiple case study logic with visual analysis frameworks, it enables researchers to identify both case-specific visual meanings and cross-case patterns, producing richer comparative insights than either method yields alone.	Visual analysis is a qualitative research approach that systematically examines visual materials — such as photographs, films, artworks, advertisements, and diagrams — to understand how meaning is produced, communicated, and interpreted. Drawing on traditions from art history, semiotics, and social science, it treats visual objects as data that carry social, cultural, and ideological significance. Multiple frameworks exist, from formal compositional analysis to discourse-based and audience-reception approaches.