| VISAN__Studio_of_Visual_Anthropology,_Tomsk Anthropology photos by Andrei Filtchenko in slideshow format. |
| Visual_Anthropology_Resources Links to web sites of interest to Visual Anthropology. |
| Visual_Research_Methods Marcus Banks describes methodology and issues of documentation in this article published in the journal Social Research Update in 1995. |
| Visualanthropology_net Provides a visual on-line resource containing scientific journals, news, courses, workshops, and links. |
| Web_Archive_in_Visual_Anthropology Features out-of-print and unpublished materials for teaching and research. |
| Working_Images Contains abstracts from the conference exploring anthropology, and visual anthropology. Includes introduction, themes, photography, art exhibitions, and ethnographic films. |
| AAAS_Directorate_for_Science_and_Policy_Programs Programs devoted to activities in realms where science, government and society intersect, to further the work of scientists, promote of human welfare, and foster scientific freedom and responsibility. |
| AAAS_Science_and_Technology_Policy_Fellowships Provide opportunities for accomplished postdoctoral to mid-career scientists and engineers to contribute to the public policymaking process. |
| ACM_Public_Policy_Office Statements of goals, position papers, letters and testimony to Congress and other government bodies. |
| Al_Teich\'s_Technology_&_the_Future_Toolkit A resource for students, teachers, and anyone else interested in how technology and society are shaping each other and our future. |
| American_Geophysical_Union__Science_and_Policy Upcoming legislation and government regulations that have implications for the geophysical sciences, and position statements on policy-related topics. |
| Board_on_Science,_Technology_and_Economic_Policy,_National_Academy_of_Sciences Integrates understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies affecting the economic well-being of the United States. |
| Bringing_science_back_to_life thoughts on goal-oriented science funding. |
| Center_for_Advanced_Studies_in_Science_and_Technology_Policy The Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy is a private, non-partisan research and advisory organization focused on information, technology, and national security policy and rela |
| Center_for_Science,_Policy,_and_Outcomes A non-profit think tank that works with the U.S. Congress on issues involving science policies and their effects on society. Includes issues papers and analyses on current topics. |
| Civil_Society_and_the_EU Masters degree thesis suggests increased participation in research policy by groups not representing business or science. |
| Council_of_Science_and_Technology_Advisors Offers council to Canada's executive cabinet in Canada. Includes list of reports, government responses, and group newsletter. |
| The_Decline_of_Unfettered_Research Essay explaining the reasons for the decline of "unfettered" or "curiosity-driven" research. |
| Ecological_Society_of_America_-_Public_Affairs Information and position statements on environmental policy. |
| The_European_Commission,_Official_Documents Contains official documents of the European Commission, including documents on their science and technology policy. |
| Federation_of_American_Scientists Involved in a variety of projects, including monitoring arms sales and weapons development, cyberstrategy, intelligence reform, military analysis, nuclear weapons, space policy, and monitoring emergin |
| Foresight__Making_the_future_work_for_you The UK Foresight programme is managed by the Office of Science and Technology and brings together key people, knowledge and ideas to look beyond normal commercial time horizons to identify potential o |
| The_Foundation_for_Science_and_Technology Aims to provide a neutral platform for the debate of science or technology issues of importance to society. Includes PDF downloads of journals and ordering information for other materials. |
| Gender,_Science_and_Technology_Gateway Global web portal presented by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Policy recommendations and resources pertaining to sustainable development that addresses gender in |
| Geology_&_Public_Policy Join the G&PP List Serve or Geology in Government Mentor Program. Be a Congressional Science Fellow. Read congressional and federal actions which affect the geoscience community. |
| Information_Technologies_and_Social_Development UNRISD project exploring how new information and communications technologies can be used in developing countries. Events, publications, unpublished papers, and researcher profiles. Some content in Fre |
| Institute_for_Science,_Engineering_and_Public_Policy An institute in Portland Oregon, that attempts to develop the local dialogue on science, technology and society issues. |
| Irish_Council_for_Science,_Technology_and_Innovation Provides advice to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on key national and international issues. |
| Israel_Academy_of_Sciences_&_Humanities Promoting scientific excellence, providing advice to the government on scientific issues of national importance, maintaining scientific relations with similar bodies worldwide, and publishing scholarl |
| Joint_Global_Change_Research_Institute_|_University_of_Maryland Publications and information from a joint Pacific Northwest Lab/University of Maryland institute dedicated to examining the problems associated with global climate change. |
| Koshland_Science_Museum Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, focusing on "science behind the headlines", in particular current and sometimes controversial policy issues. |
| National_Science_Board The National Science Board is the US science policy advisor to the President and the Congress. Their homepage contains many documents on the US science and technology policy. |
| OAS_-_Office_of_Science_and_Technology Science and technology policy statements from the Organization of American States(OAS). |
| Office_of_Science_&_Technology Reports focus on research and development policy changes and trends in Europe and the U.S. |
| Optical_Society_of_America_-_Policies OSA promotes the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and disseminates this knowledge worldwide. |
| RAND_Science_and_Technology_Policy_Institute A federally funded US research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND |
| Research_Competitiveness_Program An effort to assist U.S. states participating in the National Science Foundation's "Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research", from the American Association for the Advancement of Scien |
| The_rise_of_technocapitalism Prof. Suarez-Villa on technocapitalism, its sources and phenomena, continuous invention and innovation, networks, the experimental firm, innovative capacity, technological eras. |
| Science_and_National_Security_in_the_Post-9/11_Environment Issue briefs and links to useful resources on key issues related to the topic of balancing national security and scientific openness. |
| Science_and_Technology_Policies_in_India Focus is on policy reforms and intellectual property law reforms in India. |
This website has its background in the visual anthropology workshop and course "Transcultural Images and Visual Anthropology" organized by The Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University, Canberra, 3 to 28 August, 1998.
The documents contained in this website are working papers from that workshop, available here for commentary. Each writer holds the copyright of her/his presentation, including images. None of these documents may be cited anywhere without prior written permission from the copyright holder.
This site is under construction. New documents will be added and additional sections will be included in due time.
Kevin Anderson: Ethnographic Hypermedia: Transcending Thick Descriptions
Karen Crinall: My Aunt, Our Mother, Their Face: Sharing Identity in a Family Photograph
Sue Carswell: Aesthetic Choices: Negotiations in the Field
Tony Hughes-d'Aeth: Ethnographic Photography and John Lindt
Jari Kupiainen: Toto isus, Charms and Photos: Visual Ethnography on Gatokae, Western Solomon Islands
Alex Leonard: What Filming Feels Like
David MacDougall: Social Aesthetics and The
Doon School
Kylie Monro: Representations of Tibetans
Naomi Offler: Shock, Judgement, and the Stereotype: Exploring the Role of Emotional Response in Ethnographic Film Reception
Sanja Puljar: The Impact of Filming on a Local Custom
Penny Robinson: I Had a Funny Experience One Day: An exploration of some aspects of the experience of researching
the life story of a New Zealand former Prisoner-Of-War using personal
narrative, audio-recording and photo-elicitation as research methods
Karen Strassler: Stories of Culture: Difference, Nation and Childhood in "Children of a Thousand Islands", an Indonesian Television Series
Carol C. Williams: Photographic Portraiture of Aboriginal Women on Canada's Northwest Coast circa 1862-1880
Click here to view the Transcultural Images and Visual Anthropology course group photo by Neal McCracken, Australian National University Photography. Canberra. August 1998.
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