10th Edition of the Course on Audiovisual Anthropology and Social Documentary
Once again, we are launching this course because we believe it is time to make "ethnographic cinema" and "social documentary" by mastering audiovisual tools, to build shared knowledge by abandoning vertical structures, and to give voice and visibility to communities that often lack them.
From its origins, anthropology has used photography and film to create and transmit images of the cultures it studies. This has allowed for the development of audiovisual anthropology, a discipline that employs images as a resource for research and intercultural dialogue, as a means of transmitting ethnographic experiences, and as a generator of anthropological knowledge.
Furthermore, throughout the history of cinema, numerous documentary filmmakers have focused on making films to denounce social problems, telling real stories that move, mobilize, and promote the fight against inequality. The goal of these filmmakers was, and continues to be, to improve society through their films.
Through the viewing and analysis of the works of Haddon, Spencer, Flaherty, Vertov, Ruttmann, Mead/Bateson, Rouch, Gardner, Marshall, Worth, Pennebaker, Asch, Chagnon, MacDougall, Varda, Minh-Ha, Achbar/Abbott, Moore, Expósito and Pancorbo, we will reflect on the history and characteristics of audiovisual anthropology and social documentary.
The course will be taught by Javier Expósito Martín , professor of Audiovisual Anthropology at various Chilean universities, and will include a Master Class led by Luis Pancorbo , documentary filmmaker for RTVE and pioneer of ethnographic cinema in Spain.
This course will have a theoretical and practical character and will be organized into 2 parts:
First part of the course
The beginnings of audiovisual anthropology and ethnographic cinema.
Audiovisual narrative: types of shots, framing, narratives and types of editing through the analysis of anthropological and social documentaries).
Classification of ethnographic cinema.
Master Class by Luis Pancorbo, a pioneer of anthropological cinema in Spain.
Second part of the course
Audiovisual anthropological research plan.
Fieldwork: Ethnographic photography and video practice.
The practices will be analyzed and the steps to follow in the making of a social documentary of an anthropological nature will be addressed.
Objectives
To introduce the necessary tools for the production of an ethnographic-social documentary, from description to cultural and social interpretation.
To share with individuals, communities and groups how to use audiovisual tools, so that they can self-manage their production and record their own documentaries.
To show students, in a theoretical and practical way, the ways of collaborating with the protagonists of an ethnographic-social documentary and the classification of anthropological audiovisuals.
Study the ethnofilmmakers and documentary filmmakers who have made important contributions to the history of audiovisual anthropology.
Analyze documentaries with an anthropological and social basis.
To train students in the use of audiovisual media. These are powerful tools for data collection, cultural interaction, interpretation, and the presentation of research.
Reflecting on the potential of documentary film as a tool to raise awareness, sensitize, agitate and mobilize society.
Develop a critical analysis of the use of audiovisual language in the Social Sciences.
- Date:
- 15.01.2024 - 19.01.2024
- Schedule:
- 18: 00 20h to: 00h
- Price:
- €60 (5 sessions) / Members €50 (5 sessions)
- DIRECTED BY:
Javier Expósito Martín