Citation

Ragazzi R. Vis. Anthropol. Rev. 2007; 23(1): 1-15.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California)

DOI

10.1525/var.2007.23.1.1

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Abstract

This article explores teaching practices at the Visual Anthropology Unit of the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Tromsø. Media production in this academic setting is “practice-led.” It makes particular demands of the students and faculty involved. Only innovative and rigorous styles of pedagogy can prepare students to acquire the necessary skills and background in the theory and technology of visual anthropology. For all of its advantages, this pedagogy is beset with ambiguity, both for beginning students who engage in it and within the politics of the university setting. If film is to be taught, its “peculiar” modes require of teachers strong determination, good programs and, above all, imagination.