Techniques of Visual Ethnography

How can ethnographers use documentary film to convey lived experience from a person-centered perspective? How can data visualization reveal invisible concepts and structures that are imperceptible or beyond horizon of a field site? To understand what is knowable in these modes, students learn fundamental techniques of shooting, editing, and storytelling, and then data-making, structuring, and visualization. Classes entail screenings, hands-on workshops, and critical readings. Students are prepared to use film and data in their independent work and a wide range of future projects.