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Sensory Ethnography 1
ANTHRO 1836AR

Jointly Offered with: Faculty of Arts & Sciences as AFVS 158AR

Course Information

Description

An introduction to “sensory ethnography,” a media practice that seeks to rejuvenate and innovate in visual anthropology, cinema, and art.  Students will learn to record and edit video and audio to produce original media works about embodied experience, culture, ecology, political-economy, and history. This is a year-long course that supports students' independent projects through the summer and the following semester.

Course Notes

This course is also offered as AFVS 158AR. Students must also be enrolled in AFVS 158BR, Sensory Ethnography 2. No previous studio experience necessary.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Anthropology
Course Component Studio
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Course Requirements Cannot be taken for credit if AFVS 158AR completed or in progress.
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students