Steef Meyknecht (1951- 2015) - A salute by his colleagues

This in memoriam for Steef Meyknecht, who passed away on 21 November, was composed by Metje Postma from the memoires and appreciative notes by colleagues in Visual Ethnography in the Netherlands, Dirk Nijland, Eddy Appels, Janine Prins, and Erik de Maaker.

Metje Postma • December 21, 2015 • 475 comments

Practising Visual Methods

Researchers from a variety of disciplines and countries flock to Leiden in August. Exploring the ‘ordinary’, showing emotion, and challenging existing images: they tell what draws them to spend their summer on audiovisual methods.

Janine Prins • October 09, 2015

Visual Ethnography 'New Talent Films' at Beeld voor Beeld Festival

Thursday February 12th films of our MA students Annelies van der Ploeg, Ildikó Zonga Plájás en Dewi Plass will be shown at the Beeld voor Beeld Festival 2015 at EYE, Amsterdam. Films you don't want to miss!

Metje Postma and Rosanne van den Berg • February 03, 2015

Turkish herring, laughter yoga, and taxidermy: Visual Ethnography NL

Mixed media as an ethnographic research method. The Visual Methods Weblab projects 2014 show colorful, creative and accessible films and websites on Dutch society, made by our bachelor students. They also reveal some challenges and ethical implications.

Metje Postma and Rosanne van den Berg • September 25, 2014 • 2 comments

A fictive birthday with real debts

In Cape Town, the members of Zolani Club get together to celebrate the birthday of one of their members. The birthday is not real, but the debts are.

Erik Bähre • January 22, 2014

Filming autism

Various visual anthropologists work in healthcare. Why is that? I found out when I started following my brother with a camera, the moment he was diagnosed with autism at age 42.

Janine Prins • December 20, 2013

Anthropologies through film

This October, the Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA) held its annual symposium and filmfestival. I immersed myself, catching up with recent films, and debates on the various relationships between film, anthropology and viewers.

Janine Prins • October 23, 2013 • 3 comments

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