Innovation In Ethnographic Film

Author : Peter Loizos
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993-07-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226492278

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Innovation in Ethnographic Film by Peter Loizos Pdf

In the first coprehensive introduction to the nature and development of ethnographic film, Peter Loizos reviews fifty of the most important films made between 1955 and 1985. Going beyond programmatic statements, he analyzes the films themselves, identifying and discussing their contributions to ethnographic documentation. Loizos begins by reviewing works of John Marshall and Timothy Asch in the 1950s and moves through those of Jean Rouch, Robert Gardner, and many more recent filmmakers. He reveals a steady course of innovations along four dimensions: production technology, subject matter, strategies of argument, and ethnographic authentication. His analyses of individual films address questions of realism, authenticity, genre, authorial and subjective voice, and representation of the films' creators as well as their subjects. Innovation in Ethnographic Film, as a systematic and iluminating review of developments in ethnographic film, will be an important resource for the growing number of anthropologists and other scholars who use such films as tools for research and teaching.

Author : Peter Loizos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015048587102

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Innovation in Ethnographic Film by Peter Loizos Pdf

This study is an analysis of recent innovation in ethnographic films during a period of rapid growth and change, written for anthropologists who would pay more systematic attention to films for research or teaching, and for film-makers who would make their films more serviceable to anthropology.

Author : Karl G. Heider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015010910035

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Ethnographic Film by Karl G. Heider Pdf

Author : Karl G. Heider
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780292779396

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Ethnographic Film by Karl G. Heider Pdf

From reviews of the first edition: “Ethnographic Film can rightly be considered a film primer for anthropologists.” —Choice “This is an interesting and useful book about what it means to be ethnographic and how this might affect ethnographic filmmaking for the better. It obviously belongs in all departments of anthropology, and most ethnographic filmmakers will want to read it.” —Ethnohistory Even before Robert Flaherty released Nanook of the North in 1922, anthropologists were producing films about the lifeways of native peoples for a public audience, as well as for research and teaching. Ethnographic Film (1976) was one of the first books to provide a comprehensive introduction to this field of visual anthropology, and it quickly became the standard reference. In this new edition, Karl G. Heider thoroughly updates Ethnographic Film to reflect developments in the field over the three decades since its publication, focusing on the work of four seminal filmmakers—Jean Rouch, John Marshall, Robert Gardner, and Timothy Asch. He begins with an introduction to ethnographic film and a history of the medium. He then considers many attributes of ethnographic film, including the crucial need to present "whole acts," "whole bodies," "whole interactions," and "whole people" to preserve the integrity of the cultural context. Heider also discusses numerous aspects of making ethnographic films, from ethics and finances to technical considerations such as film versus video and preserving the filmed record. He concludes with a look at using ethnographic film in teaching.

Author : E.D Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781134336883

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Timothy Asch and Ethnographic Film by E.D Lewis Pdf

Beautifully illustrated and featuring articles from many of Asch's friends, colleagues, and collaborators as well as an important interview with Asch himself, this is an idea introduction to his work.

Author : Zimmerman, Aaron Samuel
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781799882855

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Methodological Innovations in Research and Academic Writing by Zimmerman, Aaron Samuel Pdf

Innovative methodological approaches are vital for experienced researchers and early-career researchers alike to conduct research. In order to provide them with the best possible resources, the methodologies must be comprehensive and describe the data sources, approaches to data collection, and approaches to data analysis that are typically employed within the given methodological approach. Methodological Innovations in Research and Academic Writing serves as a resource for graduate students and higher education faculty and presents a number of methodological innovations in research as well as applied examples of these methodologies in practice. The chapters focus on the application of methodological approaches (through the presentation of real-world examples) and descriptions of the epistemological foundations of the given methodologies so that researchers can fully articulate and justify their methodological choices in the context of their research design. It is a crucial guide for graduate students who are designing and writing their doctoral dissertations as it introduces them to the best practices related to rigorous research design and academic writing. This book is ideal for graduate students, higher education faculty, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Thomas Austin,Wilma de Jong
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780335236275

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EBOOK: Rethinking Documentary: New Perspectives and Practices by Thomas Austin,Wilma de Jong Pdf

From a boom in theatrical features to footage posted on websites such as YouTube and Google Video, the early years of the 21st century have witnessed significant changes in the technological, commercial, aesthetic, political, and social dimensions of documentaries on film, television and the web. In response to these rapid developments, this book rethinks the notion of documentary, in terms of theory, practice and object/s of study. Drawing together 26 original essays from scholars and practitioners, it critically assesses ideas and constructions of documentary and, where necessary, proposes new tools and arguments with which to examine this complex and shifting terrain. Covering a range of media output, the book is divided into four sections: Critical perspectives on documentary forms and concepts The changing faces of documentary production Contemporary documentary: borders, neighbours and disputed territories Digital and online documentaries: opportunities and limitations Rethinking Documentary is valuable reading for scholars and students working in documentary theory and practice, film studies, and media studies.

Author : Catherine Russell
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0822323192

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Experimental Ethnography by Catherine Russell Pdf

A sophisticated theoretical consideration of the related aesthetics and histories of ethnographic and experimental non-fiction films.

Author : Peter Ian Crawford,David Turton
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1992-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0719036836

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Film As Ethnography by Peter Ian Crawford,David Turton Pdf

This work examines the reasons why anthropologists have not used the camera as a research instrument or film as a means of communicating ethnographic knowledge. It suggests that images and words in this discipline operate on different logical levels; that they are hierarchically related; that whereas writings may encompass the images produced by film, the inverse of this cannot be true. The author argues for this position further by suggesting that the visual is to the written mode as "thin description" (giving a record of the form of behaviour) is to "thick description" (giving an account of meaning).

Author : Fatimah Tobing Rony
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0822318407

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The Third Eye by Fatimah Tobing Rony Pdf

Charting the intersection of technology and ideology, cultural production and social science, Fatimah Tobing Rony explores early-twentieth-century representations of non-Western indigenous peoples in films ranging from the documentary to the spectacular to the scientific. Turning the gaze of the ethnographic camera back onto itself, bringing the perspective of a third eye to bear on the invention of the primitive other, Rony reveals the collaboration of anthropology and popular culture in Western constructions of race, gender, nation, and empire. Her work demonstrates the significance of these constructions--and, more generally, of ethnographic cinema--for understanding issues of identity. In films as seemingly dissimilar as Nanook of the North, King Kong, and research footage of West Africans from an 1895 Paris ethnographic exposition, Rony exposes a shared fascination with--and anxiety over--race. She shows how photographic "realism" contributed to popular and scientific notions of evolution, race, and civilization, and how, in turn, anthropology understood and critiqued its own use of photographic technology. Looking beyond negative Western images of the Other, Rony considers performance strategies that disrupt these images--for example, the use of open resistance, recontextualization, and parody in the films of Katherine Dunham and Zora Neale Hurston, or the performances of Josephine Baker. She also draws on the work of contemporary artists such as Lorna Simpson and Victor Masayesva Jr., and writers such as Frantz Fanon and James Baldwin, who unveil the language of racialization in ethnographic cinema. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, innovative in theory and original in method, The Third Eye is a remarkable interdisciplinary contribution to critical thought in film studies, anthropology, cultural studies, art history, postcolonial studies, and women's studies.

Author : Anna Grimshaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0521774756

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The Ethnographer's Eye by Anna Grimshaw Pdf

Grimshaw discusses issues of vision in anthropology, considering some key figures throughout the twentieth century.

Author : Daniel Bernardi,Michael Green
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1149 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9798216135067

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Race in American Film [3 volumes] by Daniel Bernardi,Michael Green Pdf

This expansive three-volume set investigates racial representation in film, providing an authoritative cross-section of the most racially significant films, actors, directors, and movements in American cinematic history. Hollywood has always reflected current American cultural norms and ideas. As such, film provides a window into attitudes about race and ethnicity over the last century. This comprehensive set provides information on hundreds of films chosen based on scholarly consensus of their importance regarding the subject, examining aspects of race and ethnicity in American film through the historical context, themes, and people involved. This three-volume set highlights the most important films and artists of the era, identifying films, actors, or characterizations that were considered racist, were tremendously popular or hugely influential, attempted to be progressive, or some combination thereof. Readers will not only learn basic information about each subject but also be able to contextualize it culturally, historically, and in terms of its reception to understand what average moviegoers thought about the subject at the time of its popularity—and grasp how the subject is perceived now through the lens of history.

Author : Simon Coleman,Susan B. Hyatt,Ann Kingsolver
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317590675

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The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology by Simon Coleman,Susan B. Hyatt,Ann Kingsolver Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology is an invaluable guide and major reference source for students and scholars alike, introducing its readers to key contemporary perspectives and approaches within the field. Written by an experienced international team of contributors, with an interdisciplinary range of essays, this collection provides a powerful overview of the transformations currently affecting anthropology. The volume both addresses the concerns of the discipline and comments on its construction through texts, classroom interactions, engagements with various publics, and changing relations with other academic subjects. Persuasively demonstrating that a number of key contemporary issues can be usefully analyzed through an anthropological lens, the contributors cover important topics such as globalization, law and politics, collaborative archaeology, economics, religion, citizenship and community, health, and the environment. The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology is a fascinating examination of this lively and constantly evolving discipline.

Author : Anna Grimshaw,Amanda Ravetz
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780253221582

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Observational Cinema by Anna Grimshaw,Amanda Ravetz Pdf

Once hailed as a radical breakthrough in documentary and ethnographic filmmaking, observational cinema has been criticized for a supposedly detached camera that objectifies and dehumanizes the subjects of its gaze. The author's provide a critical historyand in-depth appraisal of this movement.

Author : Annette Kuhn,Guy Westwell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780199587261

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A Dictionary of Film Studies by Annette Kuhn,Guy Westwell Pdf

This volume covers all aspects of film studies, including critical terms, concepts, movements, national and international cinemas, film history, genres, organizations, practices, and key technical terms and concepts. It is an ideal reference for students and teachers of film studies and anyone with an interest in film studies and criticism.