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Visual Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Anthropology

Visual Anthropology

The anthropological study of visual communication and the use of visual media in anthropology.

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Journals

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- Photography, and anthropology of the Arctic Circle. Contains virtual museum, natural resources, history, culture, social equity, environmental justice, and Arctic forum.
- Visual anthropology essays and links.
- A paper by W. Matthew Ball (5/97)studying three subdivisions of visual anthropology, still photography, film, and computer multimedia applications.
- Information about film projects by Wendy van Wilgenburg. Includes bibliographic references, and information on visual anthropology as a discipline.
- Provides stock photography of ethnic groups from 120 different countries. Contains image library, services, print material, and event organization.
- Sociocultural anthropologist Karen Nakamura offers a resource for photo-ethnographers. Contains gallery, techniques, equipment, courses, and links.
- Offers ethnographic, and documentary film training program. Includes four-month program information, summer 2003 workshops, application for admission, and calendar.
- Provides a section of the American Anthropological Association, promoting the study of visual representation, and media. Contains publications, subscription, member's forum, links, and contact.
- Photos of truck painting in Pakistan. An article by Martin Sökefeld that describes how trucks not only carry the loads but also the symbols, dreams, and idols of the population.
- Authentic films and videotapes which depict their histories, and cultures from a Latin American perspective. Contains featured titles, about LAVA, reviews, and contact information.
- Anthropology photos by Andrei Filtchenko. A slideshow format.
- Offers history, executive board, oganisation, newsletter, commisions, and race statement.
- Links to web sites of interest to Visual Anthropology.
- Contains the photography of Henri-Alexandre Junod documenting the Thonga of Mozambique.
- Photography of North Staffordshire, UK from the research programs in photography, visual ethnography, and philosophy at Staffordshire University.
- Photos by Leslie Plaza Johnson based on the examination of cultural constructions based on visual religious symbols. Offers works, photos, and links.
- Features out-of-print and unpublished materials for teaching and research.
- Contains images by Jean-Francois Berthet of Nepal, and Tibet. Includes photos of Kathmandu, landscapes, Potala, monks, monastaries, statues, paintings, rain, people, and windows.
- Provides travel photos taken in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, India, Nepal, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and on safaris in Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia). Includes pictures, culture, and history.
- Jay Ruby and Richard Chalfen challenge the idea that film is art and science is an objective chronicler of reality in an article that discusses the difficulties experienced in the development of a truly anthropological cinema.
- Contains a gallery of Curtis' photography from the Smithsonian. Slide show format.
- Provides education resource to the world's minority peoples by providing education, in words and pictures, about them.
- Marcus Banks describes methodology and issues of documentation in this article published in the journal Social Research Update in 1995.
- Contains abstracts from the conference exploring anthropology, and visual anthropology. Includes introduction, themes, photography, art exhibitions, and ethnographic films.
- Provides a visual on-line resource containing scientific journals, news, courses, workshops, and links.
- A paper by Jay Ruby that explores the relationships between reflexivity, anthropology, and film.
- Presented by the American Memory, Library of Congress. Contains digital reproductions of photogravures from portfolios of the North American Indian.
- An Online Exhibit from the Oregon State University archiving Oregon's Emergency Farm Labor Service 1943-1947.
- Features information on Edmund Snow Carpenter. Includes a full digital publication of "Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!" Also contains biographical and bibliographical information.
- Frontline Photojournalism Service covering photos specializing in war, human rights issues, politics, refugees, and development within Asia and Africa. Contains gallery, services available, links and contact information.
- Collection of working papers from a workshop organized by the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research.
- Reviews the work of Anya Bernstein. Features descriptions of her ethnographic documentaries, articles, and field notes.
- Dedicated to the presentation of artwork, photographs, video, and sound recordings, which reflect the history, culture of Native Americans in North America, and Central America.
- Offers film and photographic catalogs, introductory texts, and web resources in anthropology. Provides resource services, anthropology news, and library tutorials.
- An independent film production, and distribution company offering socio-cultural documentaries, ethnographic films, and experimental fiction films. Resource for documentary, anthropology, education, and research.
- Describes film directed by Janno Simm about the Khanty people in North-Western Siberia. Features photos, maps, songs, guestbook, and links.
- Features teaching, publications, on-going research on home media and Japanese culture conducted by Temple University and Boston Children’s Hospital.
- Photographic essay about the natives of the Mistissini Reserve, focusing on changes caused by hydroelectric development.
- Contains historical archive photography from Smithsonian Institution, Montana Historical Society, Nez Perce National Historic Park, Idaho Historical Society, and private collections.
- An article written by Edmund Carpenter of a High Arctic settlement on Zhokov Island, Russian Siberia.
- Presents a documentary photo essay of Florida Fish camps. Contains a site map, sequence of images, links to books about photography, webrings, and awards.
- A resource for information about communicating anthropology to the public, and through science media.
- Commission on Visual Anthropology. Contains information, newsletter, publications, events, countries, and links.
- ACMI offers a range of exhibitions, screenings, education, production, and events. Contains collections, exhibitions, and program information.
- University of Oxford online catalogue of archival ethnographic films, and film footage.

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