Sonic Registers and Observational Techniques: A Review of Linefork
Sound precedes most imagery and all meaning: it causes trajectories and orientations to rebound, as though its resonance and timbre mark affective and atmosph... More
Deserts of Polyphonic Longing: A Review of El Mar La Mar
The world appears tranquil at its edges. There, on the radiating borders between this and that, there’s a slight fog, or the thinnest of desert dust: almost f... More
Watery Worlds: A Review of Helena Wittman and Theresa George’s Drift
Imagine a giant crocodile is paddling in the primeval ocean, back and forth, circling around, constantly mixing the mud with the water. Everything is in motio... More
Time and the Axe: A Review of Anna Grimshaw’s Mr. Coperthwaite
For contemporary viewers of documentary, Anna Grimshaw’s four-part series Mr. Coperthwaite: A Life in the Maine Woods, is a lesson in patience. Part 1, “Spring... More
Mediations Between Life and Death: A Review of Homegoings
Homegoings, a documentary directed by Christine Turner, is an exploration of African American funerary practices through the portrait of a man who dedicated h... More
Incorporating Photography Exhibits in the Anthropology Classroom: A Review of Elena Geroska's Traces
If you're anything like me, you secretly enjoy when people leave the curtains of their living room windows open, allowing you to gain a two-second-long glance i... More
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