Ethnographic Film (Thought and Experiment)

Author: Deng Weirong, Liu Jing
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book is written based on in-depth research into domestic and international theories of visual anthropology and drawing on the latest achievements from disciplines such as historical anthropology, semiotics, and communication studies, combined with years of rich practical experience in visual anthropology. It accurately grasps the characteristics of "ubiquitous images" in contemporary culture and cultural communication, which is also the current cultural situation of anthropology. At the same time, it captures the value and development opportunities of anthropology in contemporary life—"ubiquitous anthropology." This book expands the concepts and methods of visual anthropology. Generally, most people in China and abroad equate visual anthropology with the production of anthropological films. In reality, this young discipline can be defined from a broader perspective. All information that can be obtained through the eyes is "visual" (visual), and "visual" is not only a means—to record and preserve anthropological resources using photographic, video, and other visual methods; but also the object of study—to analyze visual resources such as photographs, paintings, films, and clothing from an anthropological perspective; and it is also a research method and way of thinking. This book also analyzes and summarizes the experiences and lessons from three shooting cases. In the perspective of this book, the role of anthropology is not merely to establish an anthropological museum, but to actively engage in modern life and actively explore sustainable development paths for the diversification of human culture.