i. Capturing disappearing societiesii. Of “Others”iii. Documentary, positivist1. Informative in nature, in informing the public about a phenomenait is truthful. Seeing is believing2. Anthropologists believe we’re living in a post-positivist and post-modern world3. Using film to give us a visual sense of what a culture is abouti. Reinventing anthropology1. Independence movementsii. Interpretive and politically self-conscious approachesiii. Dialogueiv. Crisis of representation1. Examining on our methods, and see the degree to which we can examine beyond our own experiencesv. Called for new methods/modes of writing & representingvi. History1. Histories in TOTALvii. Dialogic, collaborative & reflexive strategiesi. Ethnographic film= would potentially be a genre of filmmaking by anthropologists1. Anthropologists could be from that societyii. Indigenous Media=Media made by minority groups. That use media to promote their own cultural activism1. Aberiginal Australians, land rights, rights to the air waves, property rights etc.i. Romantic exoticism by dominant cultureii. Politics of dominance and primitivismiii. Media forms as cultural process and social productiv. Situated in complex discursive fieldsi. To argue for indigenous rights and cultural survivalii. To resist cultural domination by Hollywood and others1. Try to re-appropriate those media forms instead of being conformed by themiii. Social movements seek to control meanings and to address political and economic conditionsiv. Is it possible to develop an alternative practice and aesthetic using technology identified with the West?1. Faustian contract?2. Is the use of western media technology a Faustian contract?a. Yes, it is a particular way of storytelling/b. Faustian contract is a deal with the devil.c. Anthropology has been interested in the idea that there is pristine cultures out there in the world. Studied indigenous religion systemsC103 1nd Edition Lecture 8Outline of Last Lecture I. Representing OthersII. Images of WomenIII. The gaze of western humanismOutline of Current LectureI. Ginsberga. Ethnographic film in early 20th centuryb. Ethnographic film after the 1960’sII. Indigenous Mediaa. Differences between Ethnographic film and indigenous mediab. Anthropological Questionsc. Appropriating media formsCurrent Lecture I. Ginsberga. Ethnographic film in early 20th centuryThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Capturing disappearing societies ii. Of “Others”iii. Documentary, positivist 1. Informative in nature, in informing the public about a phenomenait is truthful. Seeing is believing 2. Anthropologists believe we’re living in a post-positivist and post-modern world3. Using film to give us a visual sense of what a culture is aboutb. Ethnographic film after the 1960’si. Reinventing anthropology1. Independence movements ii. Interpretive and politically self-conscious approaches iii. Dialogueiv. Crisis of representation1. Examining on our methods, and see the degree to which we can examine beyond our own experiencesv. Called for new methods/modes of writing & representingvi. History1. Histories in TOTALvii. Dialogic, collaborative & reflexive strategiesII. Indigenous Mediaa. Differences between Ethnographic film and indigenous mediai. Ethnographic film= would potentially be a genre of filmmaking by anthropologists 1. Anthropologists could be from that society ii. Indigenous Media=Media made by minority groups. That use media to promote their own cultural activism1. Aberiginal Australians, land rights, rights to the air waves, property rights etc. b. Anthropological Questionsi. Romantic exoticism by dominant cultureii. Politics of dominance and primitivismiii. Media forms as cultural process and social productiv. Situated in complex discursive fieldsc. Appropriating media formsi. To argue for indigenous rights and cultural survivalii. To resist cultural domination by Hollywood and others1. Try to re-appropriate those media forms instead of being conformed by themiii. Social movements seek to control meanings and to address political and economic conditionsiv. Is it possible to develop an alternative practice and aesthetic using technology identified with the West?1. Faustian contract? 2. Is the use of western media technology a Faustian contract?a. Yes, it is a particular way of storytelling/b. Faustian contract is a deal with the devil.c. Anthropology has been interested in the idea that there is pristine cultures out there in the world. Studied indigenousreligion