Visual and New Media Review

Visual and New Media Review is a multimedia forum for expanding the boundaries of academic and artistic engagement. Working at the intersections of anthropology, contemporary art, media, sound and film studies, and the digital humanities, the section seeks to sustain dialogues among these kindred pursuits and to provide a platform for experimental and innovative work, as well as critical assessment and reviews of scholarship, film, and visual culture.

Contact Us

Questions and proposals for guest posts can be sent to section editors Ara Ortiz ([email protected]) and Alejandro Jaramillo ([email protected]).

Behind the Screens: Jenna Burrell

Behind the Screens: Jenna Burrell

Welcome to the first post of the Visual and New Media Review’s video blog, Behind the Screens. This blog shines light on how anthropologists are exploring the... More

Roundtable Report: Who Needs Visual Anthropology?

Roundtable Report: Who Needs Visual Anthropology?

Cineblend: 25 Years of Beeld voor Beeld. Who Needs Visual Anthropology? De Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, February 15, 2015... More

The Bureau of Memories: Archives and Ephemera

The Bureau of Memories: Archives and Ephemera

Review: Ethnographic Terminalia 2014, Hierarchy, Washington, D.C., December 3–7 Ethnographic Terminalia is a curatorial collective that since 2009 has been cur... More

Screening Room: Collecting in the Collection

Screening Room: Collecting in the Collection

From January 14 to February 18, 2015 we screened the premiere of Collecting in the Collection: 46 Inuit Artifacts in the Berlin Ethnological Museum from Franz... More

Screening Room: Jeepney

Screening Room: Jeepney

We hope you were able to enjoy Jeepney! The film has been taken down, but this page will remain up with the filmmaker interview and other teaching resources. F... More

Screening Room: Owners of the Water

Screening Room: Owners of the Water

Once again, thanks for taking part in our Screening Room series. We hope you were able to enjoy the film. Owners of the Water has been taken down, but this pag... More

Screening Room: Voices of El Alto

Screening Room: Voices of El Alto

We hope you were able to enjoy Voices of El Alto! The film has been taken down, but this page will remain up with the filmmaker interview and other teaching res... More

Screening Room: Trees Tropiques

Screening Room: Trees Tropiques

We hope you were able to enjoy Trees Tropiques! The film has been taken down, but this page will remain up with the filmmaker interview and other teaching resou... More

Egypt in Motion

Egypt in Motion

Have you ever tried to cross the street in Cairo? If so, then you certainly know what I am talking about: It is all about timing and embodied knowledge. Caire... More

Screening Room: Phantom Foreign Vienna

Screening Room: Phantom Foreign Vienna

Once again, thanks for taking part in our Screening Room series. We hope you were able to enjoy the film! Phantom Foreign Vienna has been taken down, but this ... More