ANTH 263b - Anthropology Goes to the Movies:Film,Video,and Ethnography

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Vassar College

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Description:

This course examines how film and video are used in ethnography as tools for study and as means of ethnographic documentary and representation. Topics covered include history and theory of visual anthropology, issues of representation and audience, indigenous film, and contemporary ethnographic approaches to popular media. Ms. Cohen. Prerequisite: previous coursework in Anthropology or Film or by permission of instructor. Two 75-minute class periods, plus 3-hour preview lab. Alternate years: Not offered in 2008/09.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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