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Society Visual Anthropology News
El Guindi, Fadwa ANTHRO (elguindi@ANTHRO.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU)
Sat, 8 Oct 1994 19:50:00 PDT
SVA WORKSHOPS BY EARLY REGISTRATION
TO BE HELD AT AAA MEETINGS, ATLANTA
1) TEACHING ANTHROPOLOGY WITH FILM. Presenter, Nancy Lutkehaus
9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Friday, December 2, 1994
This workshop will focus on the theory and practice of the use of film, video
and multimedea in the teaching of anthropology. Participants are encouraged
to share accounts of their own experience in the use of film in teaching.
Issues to be addressed include to what extent do ethnographic films reinforce
negative ethnic and racial stereotypes and how can such effects be avoided;
the use of indigenous media in the classroom; the incorporation of popular
media in teaching anthropology; and new possibilities for the use of
interactive and multi-media ethnographic programs in undergraduate education.
2) MOVEMENT WRITING (LABANOTATION). Presenter, Brenda Farnell & Drid Williams
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Friday, December 2, 1994
Back again by popular request, this workshop is for anyone interested in
dynamic notions of embodiment and the recording, translation, and
interpretation of bodily actions. Participants, who are not expected to have
any expertise in dance or movement analysis, will be introduced to the idea
of movement literach and the creation of movement texts using the LABAN
SCRIPT. Current appllications in anthropological contexts will be presented
and explored, including religious ritual, sign languages, genstures in
interaction, danced events, and the martial arts. In addition to gaining
practical experience in reading and writing human movement, participants will
discuss the development of adequate conceptual frameworks for thinking about,
observing and recording human action in technographic contexts. There will
also be opportunity to learn about LABAN-WRITER and CALABAN, two software
programs for writing Labanotation.
3) BECOMING PROFICIENT WITH THE CAMCORDER. Presenter, John Bishop
1:30 - 4:30 pm, Friday, December 2, 1994
This workshop covers the practical skills needed to make effective use of low
cost video camcorders in the field and classroom. It covers the following
topics: selecting formats and equipment; what to do before you shoot; basic
camera strategies and techniques; easy lighting set-ups; effective audio
recording; how to shoot clean, elegant footage that tells a story and can be
edited; editing, mastering, and duplicating camcorder originated tapes.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own camcorder to the workshop, but
this is not necessary.
4) PRAGMATIC USES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO IN EVERYDAY RESEARCH: A
VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY CLINIC. Presenters: Malcolm Collier and Thoric
Cederstrom 8:30 - 11:30 am, Saturday, December 3, 1994
This workshop will provide advice on the use of photography and video as
aides to anthropological research. Workshop will include a general overview
of visual anthropological research methods followed by extenssive examination
and discussion of the particular needs and interests of workshop
participants. It will also cover methodological issues related to observation
and recording data with cameras, the use of photographs to elicit data from
interviews, the use of cameras by members of communities being studied, and
the subsequent analysis of data gathered by all these approaches.
Participants are requested to bring their photograghs, slides, or video (VHS)
to the workshop, together with a single page outline of research interests
and goals
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For information on registration for these workshops call AAA at 703/528-1902
or email LUCILLE@AAA.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM
Deadline approaching.
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