Registration ends 07.4.2026 at 23:59 h

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In this seminar, we turn to the methodology of audiovisual anthropology and approach the methodological advances of ethnographic filmmakers and multimodal anthropologists on the basis of their productions, which will be shown at the 18th German International Ethnographic Film Festival (GIEFF2026) in Göttingen.
The GIEFF is one of the most renowned ethnographic film festivals worldwide and will take place from 13-17 May 2026.
Our seminar takes this as an opportunity to consider ethnographic and multimodal methods through the medium of film and to question which aspects of filmmaking support ethnography in its endeavour to describe place, time and experience. Via a spectrum of camera and interview techniques to sensory ethnography, which we will discuss in preparatory sessions using selected texts and examples, we will review and discuss the festival films together. We will also take the opportunity to talk to international ethnographic filmmakers and multimodal anthropologists about their methodology in interviews.
The seminar consists of one preparation date (22 April, 2026), an excursion to the film festival in Göttingen with daily meetings in the group (13-17 May, 2026) and a follow-up/evaluation meeting (20 May 2026).

The aim of the seminar is to familiarise participants with the methods of audiovisual and multimodal anthropology, to examine them using concrete examples and to discuss them in interviews with filmmakers and multimodal anthropologists. At the end, participants will have an overview of audiovisual techniques and how they relate to the methodological approaches of ethnography.

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