ANU - STUDYAT - Filming Cultures

Offered By:	School of Archaeology & Anthropology
Academic Career:	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject:	Anthropology
Offered in:	ANTH6049 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value:	6 units
Course Description:	What can we learn about other cultures through film? What can the camera do that the pen cannot? How has the digital revolution changed this? How have anthropologists and film-makers responded to these changes? What are the implications for the future? This course will address these questions and others by means of an examination of some films by leading ethnographic filmmakers. We will study films from a variety of cultures, the contrasting modes of representation employed by various filmmakers, and the debates they have given rise to.
Indicative Assessment:	By negotiation: 6,000 words
Workload:	Two hours of lectures, one hour of film and one hour of tutorial per week
Course Classification(s):	TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest:	Anthropology
Prescribed Texts:	Textbook McDougall, D. Transcultural Cinema*, Princeton University Press, 1998.
Preliminary Reading:	Grimshaw, A. The Ethnographer's Eye: Ways of Seeing in Modern Anthropology*, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Majors/Specialisations:	Anthropology, Museums and Collections, Museums and Collections, Anthropology, Museums and Collections, and Museums and Collections
Programs:	Master of Visual Culture Research
Academic Contact:	Prof Nicolas Peterson

Filming Cultures ANTH6049 - Details