TUESDAY, March 3rd
9:30 – 11:00 AM
STRUCTURAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING (SME) ROOM 408

Join SED for breakfast and a vibrant discussion on visual ethnographies and documentary practices led by Visual Arts professor Brian Cross (B+) and Communication PhD student Tara-Lynne Pixley. Cross and Pixley — both photographers and filmmakers —  will discuss the interstitial terrain between these different forms and fields of practice.

FRIDAY, March 6th
3:00 – 5:00 PM
STRUCTURAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING (SME) ROOM 408

Part II of this workshop is structured as a collaborative event where participants are encouraged to share works-in-progress (photography, video, and multimedia projects), receive feedback, and discuss future iterations of these visual and experimental projects.

Suggested Readings:

Connole, B. (n.d.). Sub-altermodern art? An interview with B+.

MacDougall, D. (1978). Ethnographic Film: Failure and Promise. Annual Review of Anthropology, 7, 405-425.

Minh-Ha, T. (1990). Documentary Is/Not a Name. October, 52 (Spring), 76-98.