Visual Anthropology

Course

Visual Anthropology

Course code

Teacher’s name

WangXiaoYan/GuoPing

Title

Professor/

Vice Professor

School

Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art

Semester

2

Hours

32

Credit

2

Teaching method

Teaching method ( lecture or discussion and the teaching hours arrangement )

Lectures, discussions and field trips combining

Course Introduction

Visual anthropology is a new discipline, along with the influence of photography, film, television increasingly wide range, Academia look to the piece being reclaimed early anthropological field. Visual anthropology is not only a record of scientific and practical, but also provide methodology. And cultural origins of science, semiotics content of this course is to take place with the culture of human culture, anthropology theoretical explanation to demonstrate the formation and evolution of human culture. In teaching students to master basic filming techniques and imaging methods, while inspiring everyone to read visual content theoretical anthropology, thinking tradition, change and development of human culture.

Examination:

The thesis work or shooting works

Teaching Materials

1.[US]Paul Hawkins, translated by Zhu Sheng Wang, Hui Yang, Jiaqi Cai, "Visual Anthropology principle" (the translation of the second edition), Yunnan University Press, 2007.

2. Hailong Wang, "visual anthropology", Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, 2007.

Bibligraphy

1.Qiyao Deng: "Introduction to Visual Anthropology", Zhongshan University Press, 2013.

2.Jianghua Zhang: "Film Introduction to Anthropology", Social Sciences Academic Press, 2000

3.Jingjiang Zhu: "Field Emmanuel", Academy Press, 2014.

4.Kongshao Zhuang: "Anthropology", Shanxi Education Press, 2002.