Part Four: Applied Visual Anthropology: Explorations in Multimedia Methodologies

Applied Visual Anthropology: Explorations in Multimedia Methodologies

 

CHAIR: STINNETT, Ashley (WKU)

 

HENDRICKSON, Carol (Marlboro Coll) Drawn In: Affective Dimensions of Drawing 

HOLST, Joshua (Colorado Coll) Voices of Survivors: Mass Media and the Aural Anthropology of Human Trafficking 

FELDMAN, Lindsey (U Memphis) Seeing Humanity: The Role of Visual Anthropology in Prison Research 

STINNETT, Ashley (WKU) Virtual Reality and Immersive Environments: Engagements with New Methodological Approaches in Applied Research 

GILL, Harjant (Towson U) Making Ethnographic Media for Non-Academic Audiences

 

STINNETT, Ashley (WKU) Applied Visual Anthropology: Explorations in Multimedia Methodologies. Visual media is one viable way for anthropologists to engage with research participants, community organizations and the public. Over 40 years ago Margaret Mead published a piece calling for the importance of visual data collection in anthropology. Yet, today we still see a gap in the use of readily available audio-visual technology, despite its cultural saturation. This panel addresses a breadth of multimedia methodological possibilities including illustration, photography, audio, video, and immersive environments in practice oriented anthropological settings as a way to cross-pollinate and encourage other scholars to utilize this valuable tool for engagement with stakeholders and communities.

 

Session took place in Portland, OR at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March 2019.