Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
AudioVisual Anthropology
Course Number:
S_AVA
Course Description:
Course Objective Obtained skills after completion of the course: 1. Historical understanding of the role of sound and image in anthropology and their analytical value and limitations 2. Comprehension of the impact of positionality in the production and viewing of audiovisual projects 3. Practical skills to gather and manipulate audiovisual data 4. Basic knowledge of the practical and ethical dilemmas of ‘doing’ audiovisual ethnography During the course students will gain understanding of the anthropological theories on and ethnographic approaches to image and sound. Students will furthermore familiarize with different genres and seminal works in audiovisual anthropology and learn to analyse and work with these various media from anthropological perspectives. Students will also acquire basic skills how to design, develop, and present ethnographic data by means of a small collective film project. In tandem, they will learn about the use and impact of these media vis-á-vis academic productions and disseminations of
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ANTH 399
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