Negotiating boundaries in a hybrid climate: The story of a trans-disciplinary documentary film research

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Zeynep Merve Uygun
Keyword(s):  
Documentary Film ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Film Analysis ◽  
Film Research ◽  
Summer Holiday ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
Triangular Relationship

How can one apply trans-disciplinary methods to a practice-based research? The article addresses this question through a self-reflexive piece on a transdisciplinary documentary film presented as a Ph.D. research. The research focuses on the summer holiday practices of veiled women in Turkey to explore the triangular relationship between bodies, spaces and practices. The author argues that a trans-disciplinary research requires a multimethodological approach and demonstrates how documentary film analysis, fieldwork, participant observation, interviews, ethnographic filmmaking and documentary film practice can be applied together methodologically. Additionally, the article explores how artistic methods and narratives are used by the researcher to visually represent veiled women. Concepts such as negotiating through boundaries, third space and hybridity constitutes the recurring themes of the article.

Urban Railways in Buenos Aires

Transfers ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Benjamin Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Urban Geography ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Film Analysis ◽  
Henri Lefebvre ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Urban Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Transportation Studies

Mixing transportation studies, film analysis, and urban geography, this article looks at El tren blanco (The white train), a documentary film from 2003 by directors Nahuel García, Sheila Pérez Giménez, and Ramiro García. In light of work by train theorist Wolfgang Schivelbusch and urban geographer Henri Lefebvre, the documentary's interviews with cartoneros—cardboard workers who ride daily into central Buenos Aires to pick up recyclable goods—speak to the alienation and spatialization of class that characterize the contemporary urban experience. Following an urban cultural studies approach, attention is balanced between the social context of Buenos Aires itself and the film as an item of aesthetic value. In the end, it is important to pay attention both to the train car as a space in itself and to the historical and contemporary positioning of the train in larger-scale urban shifts.

scholarly journals Resonance. (Re)forming an Artistic Identity through Intercultural Dialogue and Collaboration

Trio ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Nathan Riki Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Double Bass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Artistic Identity ◽  
Instrument Making ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
New Knowledge

This artistic doctoral research examines how the third space emerging from intercultural dialogue and transcultural collaboration can be a catalyst for new musical discoveries, intercultural humility, and the (re)forming of artistic identities. The body of this project is centred around three doctoral concerts, a CD/LP recording, and a documentary film which took place between 2016 and 2021. In addition, I draw on the embodied experience of a five-year period that I spent living and collaborating with musicians and dancers in Tanzania and Zambia prior to the doctoral project.As a double bass player, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, I place myself in a series of different musical and multi-arts contexts, engaging in dialogue with musicians, dancers, and visual artists from Brazil, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, France, Madagascar, Mexico, Poland, Sápmi, Tanzania, the UK and Zambia. Various solo, duo, and ensemble settings act as case studies to examine how this process takes place, the new knowledge gained from the collaborations and their resulting artistic outcomes, and the effects of intercultural dialogue, collaboration, and co-creation on my own artistic identity. The instruments and forms of artistic expression used by my collaborators include the Brazilian berimbau, Chinese guzheng, dance, live electronics, experimental instrument making, Finnish Saarijärvi kantele, Sámi joik, vocals, percussion, live visuals, image manipulation, animation, photography and film.The key concepts that I investigate in this research are: artistic identity, global citizenship, hybridity, interculturalism, intercultural humility, liminality, third space theory, and resonance, the latter being viewed both as a physical phenomenon and as an approach to thinking about the ways in which we connect with the world around us. This research contributes to new knowledge and understandings in the areas of artistic identity formation, intercultural collaboration and interculturalism in music education through the interweaving of artistic processes, audio, video, photographs, artistic outcomes and text.Findings emerge in terms of new musical discoveries that surface from the dynamic third space created through transcultural collaboration; the expanding and deepening of musicianship through intercultural dialogue and collaboration; the interconnected nature of interculturalism in music and its reliance on openness, empathy, dialogue and constantnegotiation with sonic material, people and place; and the crucial role of fluidity and resonance in forming a personal artistic identity.Further research outcomes include new techniques and the expansion of the sonic palette of the double bass, enabled by developing custom-made attachments, preparations and electronic manipulation. The complete scope of this doctoral project includes four artistic components (three concerts and a recording), a documentary film and an artistic doctoral thesis comprising two peer-reviewed articles and an integrative chapter, all housed within the main multi-media exposition, Resonance: (Re)forming an Artistic Identity through Intercultural Dialogue and Collaboration.

scholarly journals "It's all about relations" - an investigation into the youth librarian’s role and proficiency

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Sunniva Evjen ◽  
Tonje Vold
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Relational Capacity ◽  
Library Community ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Future Education

Developing library services for children and youth is a challenge for the library community. Statistics show that while younger children are avid library users, their usage often wanes as they grow older. Norwegian children between the ages 9 and 15 visited the library half as much in 2017 as they did in 1991 (SSB 2017). One exception is Biblo Tøyen, Norway’s only library dedicated to children between the ages 10-15. Recently named Library of the Year, the library provides a very popular space for its target group. Based on a qualitative study consisting of participant observation and interviews with members of the library staff, who are not trained librarians, this paper highlights the staff’s varied contributions to establishing Biblo as a third place and developing the participatory elements of the library. We look at what guides the staff in facilitating specialized programming for the users and how they perceive their own their role as library staff by exploring in what ways they have interacted with, learnt from, guided and “policed” the target group in developing a participatory, third-space atmosphere.Our findings suggest that the staffs’ relational capacity is vital for creating a successful library space for this age group. From our study, we propose that the multi-aspect role of the youth librarian as teacher, confidante, inspirer, parent, and guardian needs to be taken into serious account in the future education of librarians and for the development of future youth libraries.

scholarly journals Dealing With Sri Lanka’s Demons: Using Documentary Film for Peacebuilding

2021 ◽  
pp. 154231662098575
Author(s):  
Nilanjana Premaratna
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Conflict Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
Post War

Documentary film is a popular resource amongst peacebuilding organisations and practitioners. Despite this popularity, research on documentary film is still emerging in peace and conflict studies. This article explores documentary film’s role in the study and practice of peacebuilding by examining the documentary Demons in Paradise and its engagement with issues of peace and conflict in post-war Sri Lanka. This article makes conceptual, methodological, and empirical contributions. Drawing from empirical research, I identify and discuss documentary film’s engagement along three analytical angles: documentary film as a text, within social processes, and within research processes. Under each angle, I explore how empirical observations and understanding of peace emerge through the visual, using diverse methods and data, including interviews, participant observation, visual elicitation in post-screening focus groups, and film analysis. I conclude that documentary film can contribute to the study and practice of peacebuilding by offering multiple analytical angles that elucidate plural, disparate understandings of peace in post-war societies.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN FILM DOKUMENTER THE COVE SEBAGAI MEDIA KAMPANYE PENYELAMATAN LUMBA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 440
Author(s):  
Desak Putu Yogi Antari Tirta Yasa ◽  
I Nyoman Payuyasa
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Media Campaign ◽  
Film Genre ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Selection Of

AbstrakFilm dokumenter merupakan sebuah film yang menyajikan fakta kepada penontonnya dan dapat menjadi sebuah media kampanye mengenai suatu permasalahan. Film The Cove menampilkan kekejaman industri penangkaran dan pertunjukkan lumba-lumba dari sudut pandang seorang aktivis bernama Richard O’ Barry. The Cove kemudian tidak hanya menjadi sebuah film dokumenter, tapi juga menjadi media kampanye untuk bergerak melawan kekejaman terhadap industri tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif, dimana metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif-interpretatif. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teori mengenai film dokumenter, genre dan gaya film dokumenter, unsur-unsur film dan teori komunikasi terkait dengan kampanye. Film The Cove menggunakan gaya participatory atau yang dikenal dengan istilah observasi partisipan. Gaya ini dapat membawa penonton merasa berada pada situasi yang sama dengan pembuat film sehingga dapat menimbulkan pengaruh yang kuat dalam diri penonton. Unsur-unsur dalam film The Cove terdiri dari unsur visual dan unsur verbal, dimana kedua unsur tersebut membangun satu kesatuan dalam film. Pemanfaatan The Cove sebagai media kampanye penyelamatan lumba-lumba mampu memberi dampak yang kuat di masyarakat berkat pemilihan gaya dokumenter serta pemanfaatan unsur visual dan verbal film yang tepat, sehingga pesan penyelamatan lumba-lumba dapat sampai kepada masyarakat.Kata Kunci: film dokumenter, media kampanye, cove.AbstractDocumentary film is a film that presents the facts to the audience and can be a media campaign about an issue. The Cove film shows the cruelty of the captivity industry and dolphin shows from the point of view of an activist named Richard O 'Barry. The Cove then not only became a documentary film, but also became a media campaign to move against cruelty to the industry. The method used in this study is a qualitative method, where the data analysis method used is a qualitative-interpretative method. The theory used in this study is the theory of documentary film, documentary film genre and style, elements of film and communication theory related to the campaign. The Cove film uses a participatory style, known as participant observation. This style can bring the audience to feel in the same situation as the filmmaker so that it can cause a strong influence in the audience. The elements in the film The Cove consist of visual elements and verbal elements, where the two elements build a unity in the film. Utilization of The Cove as a media campaign to save dolphins can have a strong impact on the community thanks to the selection of documentary styles and the use of appropriate visual and verbal elements of the film, so that the message of saving dolphins can reach the public.Keywords: documentary film, campaign media, cove. 

scholarly journals The Portrait of Women Resistance Towards Patriarchy System in The Movie of Dilema Ijab Kabul

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-270
Author(s):  
Suhadi Suhadi
Keyword(s):  
Documentary Film ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Film Analysis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Daily Interactions ◽  
Position And Orientation

This paper aims to interpret the women resistance towards the patriarchy system on a documentary film entitled Dilema Ijab Kabul. The focus of the documentary film analysis which portrays the behavior of early marriage is to be the earliest mapping in explaining that the action the women take is really as an opposition or vice versa. The concept used in analyzing the resistance of women against patrialkhal system in this documentary was the concept of the meaning of each daily interactions in society, womens position, and orientation in a relation to men and women. Based on the finding, the analysis result of this documentary movie tries to invite the audience to see the wedding of the social phenomenon that is very different from the usual. Marriage is shown by a hegemony which then leads to a form of resistance from the women. Resistance to the patriarchy system which is done by women in the documentary movie is seen from many phenomenon of early marriage, divorce, and re-marry.

scholarly journals Reconstructing Faculty Roles to Align with Self-Authorship Development: The Gentle Art of Stepping Back

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A Day ◽  
Terry Lane
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
Premier Cycle ◽  
Self Authorship

Student development has connections to important academic purposes in higher education (King, Baxter Magolda, Barber, Kendall Brown & Lindsay, 2009). In particular, a growing body of work on self-authorship, a social-constructive theory of development, has demonstrated relevance to the purposes of higher education (Baxter Magolda, 2001; King & Baxter Magolda, 2004). The conditions which support self-authorship development in academic settings have been studied in detail, drawing attention to what King et al. (2009) frame as developmentally effective educational experiences. Explorations of self-authorship development in academic settings have focused on students’ experiences and outcomes. The classroom experiences of faculty, particularly those working outside institutional initiatives, to support self-authorship have received less attention. This study used a theory-driven (Baxter Magolda, 2001; Pizzolato, 2005), practice-based research framework, to explore a faculty-student affairs collaboration through participant observation as the collaborators sought to align their teaching practices with the tenets of self-authorship development in the context of a senior undergraduate course in Service-Learning. Four themes emerged, which have relevance for those who wish to consider student personal and academic development concurrently. We argue that individual faculty members can collaborate with student affairs professionals and use self-authorship theory to expand their constructions of what it means to be a “good professor” by approaching teaching as a mirror image of the self-authorship journey travelled by students. Les programmes de perfectionnement des étudiants sont liés aux objectifs académiques importants de l’enseignement supérieur (King, Baxter Magolda, Barber, Kendall Brown & Lindsay, 2009). En particulier, les travaux de plus en plus nombreux qui portent sur l’épistémologie personnelle (self-authorship), une théorie constructive sociale de développement, ont démontré leur pertinence par rapport à l’enseignement supérieur (Baxter Magolda, 2001; King & Baxter Magolda, 2004). Les conditions qui soutiennent le développement de l’épistémologie personnelle en milieu universitaire ont été étudiées en détail et attirent l’attention sur ce que King et al (2009) formulent comme des expériences éducatives efficaces de développement. Les explorations du développement de l’épistémologie personnelle en milieu universitaire se sont généralement concentrées sur les expériences et les résultats des étudiants. Les expériences des professeurs en salle de classe, en particulier celles des enseignants qui oeuvrent en dehors des initiatives institutionnelles dans le but de soutenir l’épistémologie personnelle, ont été beaucoup moins examinées. Cette étude a été menée dans un cadre de recherche guidé par la théorie et axé sur la pratique. Elle explore la collaboration entre professeurs et affaires étudiantes par le biais de l’observation des participants alors que les collaborateurs tentent de faire correspondre leurs pratiques d’enseignement avec les principes du développement de l’épistémologie personnelle, dans le contexte d’un cours de premier cycle de niveau avancé d’apprentissage du service communautaire. Quatre thèmes ont été mis en lumière. Ceux-ci sont pertinents pour ceux et celles qui souhaitent tenir compte à la fois du développement personnel et du développement académique des étudiants. Nous soutenons que les professeurs peuvent collaborer avec les professionnels des affaires étudiantes et faire usage de la théorie de l’épistémologie personnelle pour élargir leur compréhension de ce que cela signifie d’être « un bon professeur » en abordant l’enseignement comme le pendant du chemin d’épistémologie personnelle suivi par les étudiants.

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