The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video by Vannini, Phillip;

Short description:

The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video is a state-of-the-art book which encompasses the breadth and depth of the field of ethnographic film and video-based research.

Long description:

The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video is a state-of-the-art book that encompasses the breadth and depth of the field of ethnographic film and video-based research.

With more and more researchers turning to film and video as key elements of their projects, and

as research video production becomes more practical due to technological advances, as well as

the growing acceptance of video in everyday life, this critical book supports a broad and growing

audience. Readers looking to develop the skills necessary to produce meaningful ethnographic

films and videos will find this book to be a comprehensive resource that will help them better

understand and appreciate the unique ways in which film and video can serve as ways of knowing

and as tools of knowledge mobilization. The second edition introduces 18 new chapters, continuing

the book’s overall mission of collecting original writings by the world’s leading experts in their

respective fields and subfields, while approximately half of the first edition chapters have been

fully updated with coverage of newer references and more contemporary examples and issues.

The contributors synthesize existing literature; introduce the historical and conceptual dimensions

of the field; illustrate innovative methodologies and techniques; survey traditional and new

technologies; reflect on ethics and moral imperatives; outline ways to work with people, objects,

and tools; and shape the future agenda of the field.

The Handbook provides both a comprehensive introduction and up-to-date survey of the field for a vast variety of audiovisual researchers, such as scholars and students in sociology, anthropology, geography, communication and media studies, education, cultural studies, film studies, visual arts, and related social science and humanities. It will appeal to a multidisciplinary and international audience, and features a dynamic, forward-thinking, innovative, and contemporary focus oriented toward the very latest developments in the field, as well as future possibilities.

"This deeply fascinating, incisive and well-edited collection reframes the theoretical, aesthetic, methodological, ethical and social landscape of ethnographic film. These essays come across as both collectively cutting-edge and instant staple references individually - no easy feat for a book that spans geographic and disciplinary boundaries."

Bradley L. Garrett, University of Sydney, Australia

"Comprehensive and engaging, this Handbook is essential reading not just for filmmakers but all ethnographers. From the clarification of the ethnographic film concept, through the presentation of essential approaches and the elaboration of both theoretical and practical tools, these chapters cover the full range of issues with which every ethnographic filmmaker should be familiar."

Wesley Shrum, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

"The contributions in this volume, while firmly rooted in (visual) anthropology, invite to take seriously the entanglements of ethnographic film with political concerns, feminist studies, posthumanism, emotion and affect theories. As such, this book is a refreshing and necessary affirmation of ethnographic film as an interdisciplinary, sensuous and critical field."

Domitilla Olivieri, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Table of Contents:

1. Ethnographic film and video across the social sciences: An introduction and six injunctions  Part 1. Reflecting on the art and science of ethnographic film and video  2. Defining Ethnographic Film 3.Theorizing in/of Ethnographic Film 4. Film Theory and Ethnographic filmmaking 5. Ethnographicness 6. The new art of ethnographic filmmaking  7. Beyond ethnographic representation 8. From ethnographic media to multimodality 9. Ethical fundamentals for ethnographic media making  Part 2. Applying and Extending Approaches and Methodologies  10. Ethnomethodological approaches 11. The interactive turn in visual ethnography 12.Visual psychological anthropology 13.Video diaries 14. Feminist and Queer approaches 15. Filming the invisible 16. Autoethnography 17. Participatory filmmaking as a decolonized multimodal collaboration  Part 3. Developing Genres and Styles  18. Interactive media 19. Sound matters 20. Documentary hybrids 21.Sensory verité 22. Troubling the ethno in ethnocinema 23. Animation  Part 4. Working with Others  24.Filming the Other 25. Collaboration between ethnographers and filmmakers 26. Ethics of engagement 27. Respect, integrity, trust 28. Home, family, and intimate spaces 29. Participation, reception, consent, and refusal 30. Handling conflict and controversy in collaborative filmmaking 31.Collaborative Post-production 32. Collaborative storytelling: a reflexive approach 33. Multispecies filmmaking and research  Part 5. Working with Tools and Techniques  34. Filming with (or without) a tripod 35. Mobile video methods and wearable cameras 36. Filmmaking as Musicking 37. Drones 38. 360° Video 39. Screens as Film Locations 40. Athmosphere, rhythm, and scale 41. Found footage and home mode documents 42. Sustainability in ethnographic film and video production  Part 6. Distributing and Circulating  43. How to distribute your ethnographic film 44. Circulating ethnographic films in the digital age 45. Reimagining ethnographic film in the age of Instagram Reels and TikTok 46. Ethnographic Film/Video as a Graduate Thesis 47. Ethnographic Film Festivals  Part 7. Conclusion  48. Everything you’ve always wanted to ask an ethnographic filmmaker but never had a chance to 49. The world according to Rouch