OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY

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Open Anthropology

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  • Karl Eklund // November 20, 2007 at 12:55 pm

    “Autonomy”

    There are two aspects to this concept: the behavior/lifestyle of certain individuals who were self-directed rather than controlled by their social environment. In the case of paleolithic groups many shamans were autonomous. In the case of post-Neolithic societies the Autonomous individuals were often associated with belief-systems, e.g., Jesus, Gautama, Lao Tzu, etc. In industrial societies the autonymous individual is often fictional, e.g., Hammett’s “Sam Spade”, Bernard Shaw’s “Ceasar”.

    It is possible that a significant fraction of the population of a Utopia could be autonymous. (See http://utopia.karleklund.net) That could happen after the decline and fall of Western Civilization, but it may take the rise and fall of a number of future civilizations.

  • ISEFF // February 24, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Please distribute the following information to interested parties:

    OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

    ISEFF
    INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM FESTIVAL 2008
    THREE DAYS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM
    HOSTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
    AT GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE, LONDON

    Constructing Bonds
    The politics of relation in ethnographic representation

    We invite submissions for the premiere annual International Student Ethnographic Film Festival under three themes of application.

    The inaugural festival of student ethnographic film glances upon emerging contexts of contact resulting from fieldwork and film production. The festival questions the ambiguous division between the personal and professional relationship, and focuses on the notion of commitment entailed in the creation of a visual record. The festival also offers the opportunity to question the relevance of political stance at a time where the product of research has a possible market value, are we all becoming market researchers? Or can the film return to its roots as the medium of hope and be used as a tool to communicate new forms of resistance? Thirdly we create an evening of ambiguity, where message can be lost in concern for the very aesthetic of representation. We look at the roles of fiction, beauty and pleasure in the consumption of ethnographic material. Seminars shall be held bringing together professionals and students to discuss the topic of selected films on each evening.

    THEMES:
    1- Activist Anthropology
    Utopian spaces and zones of resistance

    2- The Service of Anthropology
    What is the relation of ethnographic research to commercial venture?

    3- Aesthetics, Pleasure and Fiction
    Poetics of relation

    Submission Closes September 21st 2008

    Categories: Documentary: anthropology, sociology and related disciplines.

    - FILMS MUST BE LESS THAN 40 MINUTES DURATION

    - Three Categorical themes

    - Accepted Formats: DVD only

    - A jury prize for best film in category will be awarded.

    Please send one copy of your chosen work/s on DVD along with a digital copy (CD) of a brief synopsis with promotional image, name of Director/s, year of production, original language, length of film and current contact details.
    It is necessary to state which category you would like your film to be entered into, note: It is possible to enter more than one category if you feel your film applies.
    Notifications of inclusion shall be made by e-mail by October 5th 2008

    ISEFF
    Film Submissions
    Centre for Visual Anthropology,
    Goldsmiths, University of London,
    New Cross, London
    SE14 6NW,
    UK

    If you would like your works returned then please include an open self-addressed envelope with adequate postage paid.

    For further information please e-mail ISEFF at an601lm@gold.ac.uk

    Regards,
    Luke W Moody

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