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P04


Fieldwork, art, science: issues on audio-visual based research 
Convenors:
Lígia Dabul (Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Angela Torresan (University of Manchester)
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Location:
ATB G207
Start time:
11 April, 2013 at
Time zone: Europe/London
Session slots:
2

Short Abstract:

The diversity of experiences evolved from the widespread use of audio-visual resources in social sciences related research in Latin America has motivated people to reflect on the boundaries between artistic practices and scientific discourse, and on the social situations in fieldwork research.

Long Abstract:

The practice of audio-visual based research is expanding greatly in Latin America. An evident sign of such expansion is the growing number of audio-visual based research centres in academic institutions dedicated to the practice, study, reflection, and teaching of audio-visual means of knowledge production. One set of questions that seems to permeate such initiatives is how the process of recording with audio-visual instruments and creating a discursive narrative with sounds and images provokes a "sensorial opening" or an "opening of the senses" both in the various interchanges that happen in the course of research and in the interlocution that audio-video outputs instigate. This panel aims to bring together researchers working on Latin America who have confronted these questions in their specific projects. They will explore how the use of non-textual means have, or not, provoked a different kind of opening to objects and people, a special form of relatedness in the field, and a variety of engagements with different audiences. The panellists will be invited to reflect on whether the use of audio-visual media was especially suitable to their research themes and why. We will welcome papers focused on a wide range of themes and will ask panellists to present a discussion of the implications of the non-textual ethnographic recording in challenging the persistent boundaries between art and science. We hope that one of the outcomes from this panel is to create connections between researchers who share a common interest on the use of audio-visual media in social research.

Accepted papers:

Session 1