Directory of Visual Anthropology Resources

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The anthropological study of visual communication and the use of visual media in anthropology.

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• 1800s Nez Perce Photography

  http://www.nezperce.com/npphoto1.html
  Contains historical archive photography from Smithsonian Institution, Montana Historical Society, Nez Perce National Historic Park, Idaho Historical Society, and private collections.

• American Indian Studies

  http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/ais/
  Dedicated to the presentation of artwork, photographs, video, and sound recordings, which reflect the history, culture of Native Americans in North America, and Central America.

• Arctic Circle's Museum of Art,

  http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/Museum/
  Photography, and anthropology of the Arctic Circle. Contains virtual museum, natural resources, history, culture, social equity, environmental justice, and Arctic forum.

• Australian Center for the Moving Image

  http://www.acmi.net.au/
  ACMI offers a range of exhibitions, screenings, education, production, and events. Contains collections, exhibitions, and program information.

• CASC-Visual Anthropology Online

  http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/CASC/visual.html
  A resource for information about communicating anthropology to the public, and through science media.

• Cine-Trance

  http://www.cinetrance.com/
  Reviews the work of Anya Bernstein. Features descriptions of her ethnographic documentaries, articles, and field notes.

• Culturefocus

  http://www.culturefocus.com/
  Provides travel photos taken in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, India, Nepal, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and on safaris in Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia). Includes pictures, culture, and history.

• Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html
  Presented by the American Memory, Library of Congress. Contains digital reproductions of photogravures from portfolios of the North American Indian.

• Ethnographic Portraits: The Crees of Northern Québec

  http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/HistoryCulture/Cree/creeexhibit.html
  Photographic essay about the natives of the Mistissini Reserve, focusing on changes caused by hydroelectric development.

• Exposing Yourself

  http://astro.temple.edu/~ruby/ruby/exposing.html
  A paper by Jay Ruby that explores the relationships between reflexivity, anthropology, and film.

• Frontier Photographer: Edward S. Curtis

  http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Curtis/
  Includes a gallery of Curtis' photography from the Smithsonian. Slide show format.

• Nepal - Tibet : from Kathmandu to Lhassa and back

  http://jef.free.fr/Tibet/Home2.htm
  Contains images by Jean-Francois Berthet of Nepal, and Tibet. Includes photos of Kathmandu, landscapes, Potala, monks, monastaries, statues, paintings, rain, people, and windows.

• Photoethnography.com

  http://www.photoethnography.com/
  Sociocultural anthropologist Karen Nakamura offers a resource for photo-ethnographers. Contains gallery, techniques, equipment, courses, and links.

• Richard Chalfen

  http://www.richardchalfen.com/
  Features teaching, publications, on-going research on home media and Japanese culture conducted by Temple University and Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Society for Visual Antropology

  http://www.societyforvisualanthropology.org/
  Provides a section of the American Anthropological Association, promoting the study of visual representation, and media. Contains publications, subscription, member's forum, links, and contact.

• The Teaching of Visual Anthropology

  http://astro.temple.edu/~ruby/ruby/rubychalfen.html
  Jay Ruby and Richard Chalfen challenge the idea that film is art and science is an objective chronicler of reality in an article that discusses the difficulties experienced in the development of a truly anthropological cinema.

• Triton Films

  http://www.tritonfilms.com/
  An independent film production, and distribution company offering socio-cultural documentaries, ethnographic films, and experimental fiction films. Resource for documentary, anthropology, education, and research.

• Visualanthropology.net

  http://www.visualanthropology.net/
  Provides a visual on-line resource containing scientific journals, news, courses, workshops, and links.

• Web Archive in Visual Anthropology

  http://astro.temple.edu/~ruby/wava/
  Features out-of-print and unpublished materials for teaching and research.

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