Abstract
Visual anthropology has never been fully incorporated into the anthropological mainstream. For a long period, anthropological films have been considered only as an objective recording of reality to be used in further analysis and then stored in film archives – as it is also considered to be an audio-visual aid in the teaching process. My field experience supports the ever-dominant thesis that visual anthropology, the same as written texts, is a narrative means to impart anthropological knowledge. In this case, the focus is on the anthropology of women – a topic, which in social sciences and in films was ”invisible“ until the 1970.
Highlights
Visual anthropology has never been fully incorporated into the anthropological mainstream
Visual anthropology centres on the belief that culture is expressed through visual symbols shown by gestures, ceremonies, rituals and artefacts placed in a constructed or natural environment
Reality can be captured on film without the limits of human consciences
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