Anthropology 2835r. Sensory Ethnography I
Catalog Number: 7583
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
First half of a year-long sequence in which students apply media anthropological theory and conduct ethnography using film, video, sound, and/or still photography.
Note: Limited to graduate students, who must also attend all VES 157a classes. Emphasis is on pre-production and production in the spring, and on post-production in the fall. Interview with instructor and teaching assistant required for admission.

Anthropology 2836r. Sensory Ethnography II
Studio Course
Catalog Number: 6213
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Second half of a year-long sequence in which students apply media anthropological theory and conduct ethnography using film, video, sound, still photography, and/or hypermedia.
Note: Limited to graduate students, who must also attend all VES 158 classes. Emphasis is on pre-production and production in the spring, and on post-production in the fall. Interview with instructor and teaching assistant required for admission.

Anthropology 2845. Media Anthropology Theory
Catalog Number: 5422
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Seminar offering a critical overview of the field of media anthropology, as it has developed over the last half century. Attention will be on the media as both an object and a genre of anthropology.
Note: Students must attend all VES 189 classes.

Anthropology 2846. Media Anthropology Theory and Practice II
Catalog Number: 0396
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Advanced seminar combining theory and practice in media anthropology. Emphasis on post-production.
Prerequisite: Interview with instructor required.

Visual and Environmental Studies 58r. Image, Sound, Culture
Studio Course
Catalog Number: 6680
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Students use video, sound, and/or hypermedia to produce short works about embodied experience, culture, and nature, and are introduced to current issues in aesthetics and ethnography.
Note: No previous studio experience necessary.

Visual and Environmental Studies 158r. Living Documentary
Studio Course
Catalog Number: 9385
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Students produce a substantial work of ethnographically informed nonfiction using video or sound. Principal recording should take place prior to enrolling in the course.
Note: An ideal follow-up course to VES 58r, but students may enroll independently.

Visual and Environmental Studies 161r. Media Anthropology: Technology, Technique, Techne
Studio Course
Catalog Number: 5710
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Students receive hands-on training, in the Lab and in the field, with digital video and audio production and post-production technology. Emphasis is on both mastering the technology and developing a technique consonant with one's relationship to one's subject.
Prerequisite: VES 58r or 158r

Visual and Environmental Studies 189. Exploring Culture Through Film
Catalog Number: 9619
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Introduction to the history and theory of documentary and ethnographic film. A wide variety of works from 1895 to today will be screened and discussed. Different cinematic styles which have been used to depict human existence and the relationships between individuals and the wider cultural and political contexts of their lives will be compared.



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