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CSEAS Friday Forum Lecture Series

"The Balinese Cockfight Reimagined: Tajen: Interactive and the Prospects for a Multimodal Anthropology" by Robert Lemelson, Psychological Anthropologist and Ethnographic Filmmaker, Department of Anthropology, UCLA

Event Details

Date
Friday, March 15, 2019
Time
12-1:30 p.m.
Location
Description
"Cockfighting is an ancient and controversial blood sport practiced around the world. Tajen Interactive, a web documentary made by visual anthropologists, uses different modes of representation to evoke and explain the cultural, historical, and psychological aspects of cockfighting in Negara, Bali. Sensory ethnography allows an uninterrupted flow of sights and sounds. Expository documentary uses traditional interview and b-roll to delve into personal opinion. Creative shorts using mixed media,
Cost
Free

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