ST: SOLIDARITY! Ethngrphy Med

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Advanced Special Topic: SOLIDARITY! Multimodal Production, Ethnography, and the Role of Media in Making Connections. This practicum examines how researchers and mediamakers have forged and analyzed connections across social divides. Drawing on linguistic, economic, and multimodal anthropology, we will consider different communication media and modes as aesthetic, analytical, and political tools. The stakes of language use, ethnographic and documentary film, and novel online platforms offer rich fodder for critical discussion and creative inspiration. How can solidarity challenge configurations of power and gross inequality in the face of often overwhelming odds? Prerequisite: ANT 104, ANT-260, ANT-265 or ANT-280.