Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as ANTH-241 | Film and Media Studies, as FAMS-378
Formerly listed as: ANTH-41
Deborah B. Gewertz (Section 01)
(Offered as ANTH 241 and FAMS 378.) This course will explore and evaluate various visual genres, including photography, ethnographic film and museum presentation as modes of anthropological analysis--as media of communication facilitating cross-cultural understanding. Among the topics to be examined are the ethics of observation, the politics of artifact collection and display, the dilemma of representing non-Western “others” through Western media, and the challenge of interpreting indigenously produced visual depictions of “self” and “other.”
Limited to 30 students. Spring semester. Professor Gewertz.
Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM WEBS 220
W 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM WEBS 220
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Worlds: Anthropology on New Terrain | Faye Ginsburg and Abu-Loghod, Lila | Available as free e-book at Frost | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| On Photography | Susan Sontag | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.