“A thesis represents a choice. Because it is a decision that leads us to channel our efforts into a research problem; it summarizes our academic career and projects the field of work that we have chosen for the future. (…) A thesis offers us the possibility of sketching our future strategy. (…) A thesis (…) is the possibility of closing one chapter and beginning another by recovering a certain way of understanding.”
Editorial, Tram(p)as de la comunicación y la cultura, 2003, as cited in Enghel
Krystyn Media blogs in support of “Native Americans & First Peoples as Artists & Filmmakers. Promoting ARTS ADVOCACY. Film | TV | Theater | Radio ~USA ~Canada ~Australia”
Many interesting links including this rich post.
Practical advice to avoid offence, I think it will be interesting to investigate some of the ideas further than what is offered here, which, though a valuable list of do’s and don’ts, doesn’t explore ‘whys’ as much.
Though I have not yet been able to read this paper properly, and although its a masters thesis and not an academic reference, this paper explores a really relevant line of enquiery so if nothing else, the bibliography will be extremely useful.
Its called PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARY-MAKING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN ARGENTINA: LESSONS LEARNT
The really comforting thing about finding this one is that I had come across many of the articles in my searches and had saved them as possible interests.
Today I’ve also managed to find articles exploring the different modes of documentary making (welcome back Bill Nichols), especially the problems with Voice of God in anthopological observational films. There’s no question in my mind that this approach is really problematic, as is the participatory form as I don’t really think it’s my place to get involved in the action of the story. Ineractive… not really, and self-reflexive? nope. The problem with Nichols is that I think its too narrow. Either I go observational or I become involved, and there are problems with both.
In my searches I have been searching for cases of Indigenous and non-Indigenous collaboration on media production, though this is not to ignor the similar types of community collaboration needed with the Jewish community for this project, however, my hunch is that there will be more written on representation of Indigenous peoples in media. I believe at this stage that the findings would relate to any producers and communities involved in media projects.
Though unfortunately I have no real use for this article as far as I can see, its discussion of the use of digital media as a clearer representation of Indigenous narratives which are often ordered in a networked way is really facinating.
Barbara Glowczewski
LINES AND CRISS-CROSSINGS: HYPERLINKS IN AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS NARRATIVES
Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, No. 116 — August 2005
link
There’s just too too much interesting stuff out there!
From GetUp
Featuring Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly, Urthboy, Missy Higgins, Mia Dyson, Ozi Batla, Pat Dodson, and John Butler and the voices of Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating and more, this clip joins a proud tradition of achieving positive change through music. All profits raised by the song will go to our Reconciliation Fund and Aboriginal organisations on the ground. Help take our message to a new audience who we need to join us on this national journey, by clicking here to view and buy the song:
www.getup.org.au/campaign/MakeThisAHit
Now that we have the momentum of the Apology and the 2020 Summit, let’s take that mandate to achieve an independent and truly reconciled nation. What better way to do that than send it straight to number one on the charts? The track only costs $1.69, but please feel free to donate as much as you feel appropriate. We’ll also play the song at next week’s Reconciliation GetTogethers.
The song, the process, the politics and the social movement makes my skin tingle!
Hayden Porters tute seems to be pretty close to what I’m looking for… if only I had flash at home!
Sonify.org – About Sonify.org
Sonify.org is a community resource where Developers can unite with the common goals of adding interactive audio to the Web, Wireless and Digital Devices as well as advancing the development of the underlying interactive audio technologies.
Am starting to think I may be a little ambitious with my vision of creating a sonic browser like interface, (over-estimating possibilities? me…!??) but this seems to be a website full of tantalising tutorials about interactive sound… may have to wait until after I finish my essay though…
