Publisher's Synopsis
Renowned writing and filming anthropologists engage in a dialogue by which they explore new understandings of aspects of specific realities, that visual representation has made possible. Examples are: the relation between vision and reliving passed experiences through film, visibility as an existential feature of identity, sociality as embodied practice, ritual space and its representation in text, by means of maps or in the image, and the inherent narrative of lived experiences. The visual ethnographers in this volume discuss the methods they have applied and the choices they have made during the production process of particular films and explore the ethnographic value of their projects. Ethnographic filmmakers and anthropological writers, in addition, question the impact of cinematographic form on ethnographic content. A DVD containing clips from films discussed in the book accompanies the volume. An ideal reader for courses on visual anthropology.
