16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr E. D. Lewis. None. First semester Two hours of lectures and a one-hour tutorial per week. Film screenings may require up to two additional hours attendance per week. Students who complete this subject should:

• have acquired a basic knowledge of the utility of film in ethnographic research and the history of ethnographic film.
• . have an understanding of the relationship of ethnography to the media in which it is composed.
• . have acquired a knowledge of the theory, methods, and major empirical results of visual anthropology.
• . have examined critically problems of text and representation in ethnography.

An introduction to visual anthropology requiring critical reading of texts on the theory and methods of ethnographic film making and the analysis of a selected corpus of historical and contemporary ethnographic films which will be screened during the semester. (1) A requirement for this subject is that students keep a journal of notes about the weekly anthropological films. Students may nominate their four best entries for assessment (2,000 words), (40%). (2) One 2,000 word essay on the theory of ethnographic film making in relation to a corpus of films on a particular culture or culture complex (40%). (3) Take-home examination equivalent to one hour (20%).