Cool and Crazy: Anthropological Film at the Point of Convergence between Humanities and Social Science

Jenssen, Toril

doi:10.1080/08949460590958365

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“…In relation to the representation of shape, colour and form, Climate Change shows the interviewees, their ethnicity, facial expressions and physical workspaces. Additionally, while the film did not capture the changes between two time periods (Garrett ; Jenssen ), the time element was presented by a contrast between the words of the interviewees, talking about the way the landscape had once been, and a visual presentation of the way it is currently. The research‐film, therefore, is particularly appropriate for social science research‐reporting, notably in the area of human–environment interactions (Pink ).…”

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“…Many studies address the use of film as an acceptable data collection tool (Holliday ; Jenssen ; Pauwels ; Pink ; Ruby ) but few have examined its utility for disseminating research results (Kindon ; Parr ; Pauwels ). With increasing calls for the use of film as a published academic output (Garrett ; Jacobs ; Ruby ) there is need for further research on the use of film in social science research‐reporting.…”

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“…According to this new trend, research‐films represent a critical new avenue for reporting academic research (Jacobs, ). Many leading scholars subscribe to this approach (Garrett ; Jenssen ; Pauwels ; Ruby ). Ruby () does this for ethnography, Pauwels () for science and Jenssen () for social sciences, with even some geographers embracing the use of this medium for more than data collection (Garrett ; Jacobs ).…”

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“…Many leading scholars subscribe to this approach (Garrett ; Jenssen ; Pauwels ; Ruby ). Ruby () does this for ethnography, Pauwels () for science and Jenssen () for social sciences, with even some geographers embracing the use of this medium for more than data collection (Garrett ; Jacobs ). Garrett () indicates that within Geography video is used: as an object of analysis as feature films for a large general audience for data collection in reflective film making and as the medium in participatory film making. The last two of these ways of using video can involve presenting research results in a manner consistent with the underlying characteristics of the published academic research paper.…”

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Can a research film be considered a stand‐alone academic publication? An assessment of the film Climate Change, Voices of the Vulnerable: The Fishers' Plight

Baptiste

2015

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While widely used as a form of data collection, the use of film as a stand-alone medium for the dissemination of research has not been fully realized in the social sciences. The hesitation on the part of many scholars to produce video is based on the lack of criteria for what constitutes a research-film. Each academic publication has underlying research-reporting characteristics. If these characteristics are evident then the medium of dissemination should not matter. This article argues that a research-film can serve as an academic publication because it reflects the reporting of research that contributes to new knowledge or theories in a particular discipline(s). Taking a reflective approach, this article uses the film Climate Change, Voices of the Vulnerable: The Fishers' Plight, which advances knowledge in the fields of Environmental Studies and Geography, to critically assess the research-reporting characteristics of research films. The film, based on fishers' perceptions to climate change in Trinidad and Tobago, meets some of the characteristics of research-reporting through the representation of the theoretical framework and demographic sample data, a clear representation of the findings and analysis through thematic transition slides, and presentation of a conclusion. However it falls short through a lack of systematic representation of the sampling process and a well-grounded theoretical frame with cited studies. The findings suggest that research-films can stand-alone as an output for academic research-reporting as the short-falls can be easily remedied in order to satisfy the characteristics of research-reporting. The article concludes by raising the opportunities and challenges for social researchers who use this method for disseminating academic research, including the lack of outlets to provide peer-reviews of research-films in the published literature.

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Can a research film be considered a stand‐alone academic publication? An assessment of the film Climate Change, Voices of the Vulnerable: The Fishers' Plight

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“…When the various subjective influences of the medium and its producing bodies are acknowledged, most arguments of factuality and objectivity are quickly dismissed. As all documentaries fail in some way to be objective it has been argued that this association should be severed (Jenssen 2005). Issues of objective truth were certainly at the core of Grierson's initial use of the term 'documentary' in which he described recreations of the daily life of a young Polynesian in Flaherty's (1926) Moana as having 'documentary value'.…”

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