Magisterprogram i filmetnografi, 60 högskolepoäng
This programme is a supplementary programme within Social Anthropology on advanced level.
The programme consists of six obligatory courses which have to be attended in the order specified below. The students will subsequently broaden and deepen their scholarly expertise by studying the acquisition and communication of knowledge (first semester) through the application of audiovisual means of representation (second semester).
Students with a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Image Production, or similar, replace Course 1a Audiovisual Recording and Editing with Course 1b Qualitative Research Methods.
Entry to the programme is the fall semester. All course material will be in English. The language of instruction is English (on request). The teaching method will be flexible, i.e. teaching at the campus is combined with distance learning via the Internet.
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The goal of the programme is that the student will acquire deep competence in theories of visual anthropology combined with a practical proficiency in ethnographic film production.
On successful completion of the courses the student will be able to
- demonstrate advanced knowledge of major paradigms in visual anthropology, ethnographic field methodology and principles of qualitative research
- apply this knowledge in ethnographic film production
- demonstrate knowledge of theories of communication with focus on moving images
- apply theories of representation
- identify and apply appropriate audiovisual means and methods of production
- independently conduct a ethnographic film project, and orally as well as in written form analyze their own and other students’ work.
