Sept. 15

Here is the Buchler article that was missing from the readings this week: buchler2004

Readings for next week

Visual Anthropology III

Marcus, George. 2009. Traffic in art and anthropology: How fieldwork in Theatre Arts might inform the reinvention of fieldwork in anthropology. In Aesthetics and Anthropology. marcus2009

Laister, Judith. 2009. Acting in heterotropia. Other, third and real spaces in public art and theory. In Aesthetics and Anthropology. laister2009

* not required:

Greverus, Ina-Maria. 2009. Touching life: Anthropological encounters with aesthetics. greverus2009

Tasks for next week

  • Skills plan for your intermedia project
    • What technical skills do you need to gain to finish your project?
    • How will you go about doing this?
    • Be as pragmatic and straightforward as you can be.
  • Storyboard for your Documentary
    • Be prepared to present it in class.  Remember this is Hollywood, you’ve only got thirty seconds, baby.  Really, though, the better the presentation, the better the feedback.  Which means clear and succinct.  You should have the theoretical/historical/ethnographic arcs fairly clear at this point.  I’d like us to be able to talk as much about aesthetic choices, decisions, and resolutions.
      • What are the key points?
      • What essential details need to be present?
      • etc.