Visual Research

Lectures expose theoretical and methodological questions opening in the dynamic field of visual anthropology and in relation to it. Approaches in visual anthropology are connected to development of methodological and theoretical approaches in anthropology: reflexive turn, phenomenological approach, embodiment, ontological turn, sensory anthropology, non-human anthropology. It considers multimodal and multisensory aspects of visual methodologies and presentations. It discusses the relation between visual, audio and text, as well as complementary of audio-visual methods with writing. It point out epistemological potential of visual anthropology. It searhers inventive solutions for collaborative approaches.
Some of the approaches concidered can be upgrading those encountered at BA level (participaotry observational filming, participatory photography uses, graphic anthropology, shared anthropology). Some are related to reinventon of self and the other (colonial archives, photographic culture, indigenous media and art). Activist and engaged potential of visual, collaborative and multimodal approaches is explored. Post-colonialitry and ‘third cinema’.
The most important purpose of the course is to equip a student with understanding re-invention of visual anthropology through new methodologies and, analogue and digital technologies and other new techniques, multimodality in research and presentation as well as through different forms of collaboration. We are looking for connections between art and anthropology (community art, experimental film, cooperations between artists and anthropologists on specific cases). Use of new technologies and application is explored and reflected.

During tutorial, students try out particular approaches in individual and team exercises and projects. They get better understanding of particular cases. Students are encouraged to use visual, sensory, digital, collaborative, multimodal inventive approaches in research.

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