Media Circulation of Images April 26, 2019April 26, 2019Multimodal Anthropologies A set of multimodal essays on the theme of "resemblance," with contributions from Sonay Ban, Jason Hopper, Bronwyn Isaacs, Cecilia Salvi, and Vaia Sigounas
Using Multimodality to Provide Holistic Context and Promote Engaged Learning in Tajen: Interactive December 6, 2018December 6, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies In this essay, the authors of "The Balinese Cockfight Reimagined: Tajen: Interactive and the Prospects for a Multimodal Anthropology" discuss their project and how they imagine it can be used inside and outside the classroom.
Ice Time: Transversal Knowledge Production between Hockey and Art November 1, 2018October 31, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies This multimodal essay explores Finnish ice hockey through a speculative design project.
Drawing Culture, or Ethnography as a Graphic Art: The Making of Lissa June 7, 2018June 4, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies In this post, Sherine Hamdy and Coleman Nye discuss the making of their graphic novel Lissa, with commentary from Julie Livingston.
The Knot in the Wood: The Call to Multimodal Anthropology June 5, 2018June 4, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies In this post, Roxanne Varzi describes her multimodal work in ethnographic fiction, film, and sound projects.
Minecraft Multimodal May 16, 2018May 14, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies “Minecraft Multimodal” was presented at the 2018 joint SVA/SCA conference, “Displacements.” It summarizes the multimodal editors’ philosophies and introduces some of the work that has been published in the section.
Repurpose, Remix, Bend: Piloting A Locally Defined Technology Curriculum April 10, 2018April 10, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies In this post, Casey Anderson describes his efforts to create a hands-on technology curriculum in rural Haiti.
With the Smartphone as Field Assistant: Designing, Making, and Testing EthnoAlly, a Multimodal Tool for Conducting Serendipitous Ethnography in a Multisensory World February 21, 2018November 27, 2018Multimodal Anthropologies In this post, Paolo S. H. Favero and Eva Theunissen show us how to use EthnoAlly, a smartphone-based fieldwork app.
The Workshop Sketchbook November 1, 2017Multimodal Anthropologies This online sketchbook accompanies the essay, “Drawing as Radical Multimodality: Salvaging Patrick Geddes’s Material Methodology," and illustrates how drawing can be used in ethnographic research and reflection.
Tainted Frictions: A Visual Essay by Paolo Favero April 27, 2017April 28, 2017Multimodal Anthropologies "Tainted Frictions" is a nonlinear visual essay that generates a creative set of tensions between photographs and texts. Favero invites viewers to "swim" in the image.
