VisualMethodsforDataCollection

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Visual anthropology is a branch of anthropology that covers many topics, from the representation of populations to the forms of knowledge production and its dissemination. Although the use of photographs and video has accompanied anthropology since its inception, it is during the nineties that the sub-discipline begins to be defined as such. Several authors (Murphy and Banks; Pink) outline two major objectives of visual anthropology: ● The use of audiovisual material as a tool for data collection, analysis and distribution. ● The study of visual systems and the visual features of culture This course will focus on the first of these objectives. Through the course, students are expected to: ● Develop the skills to create research designs from a visual anthropology framework ● Learn to design tools for data collection and analysis specific to the visual anthropology sub-discipline ● Be able to develop audiovisual content using digital tools