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Anthropology, Film History & Criticism

Principles of Visual Anthropology

by Paul Hockings
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Overview

This edition contains 27 articles, written by scholars and film makers who are generally acknowledged as the international authorities in the filed. The book covers ethnographic filming and its relations to the cinema and television; applications of filming to anthropological research, the uses of still photography, archives, and videotape; subdisciplinary applications in ethnography, archeology, bio-anthropology, museology and ethnohistory; and overcoming the funding problems of film production.

Synopsis



This edition contains 27 articles, written by scholars and filmmakers who are generally acknowledged as the international
authorities in the field, and a new preface by the editor. The book covers ethnographic filming and its relations to the cinema and television; applications of filming to anthropological research, the uses of still photography, archives, and videotape;
subdisciplinary applications in ethnography, archeology, bio-anthropology, museology and ethnohistory; and overcoming the
funding problems of film production.

About the Author, Paul Hockings



Paul Hockings is Professor (emeritus) of Anthroplogy at the University of Illinois-Chicago, USA.

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Book Details

Published
August 1, 2003
Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
Pages
600
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9783110179309

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