>Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 06:31:38 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "Heidi K. Rettig" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Ethnographic field school
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>This came across my desk - looks kind of interesting.
>I see a lot of this work being done in the arts in
>rural areas like Maine. Maine Arts Commission has a
>program called "Discovery Research" which is very
>similar - might lead to some work for a student some
>day.
>
>
> > BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
> > June 9 - July 1, 2001
> >
> > DOCUMENTING LOCAL CULTURE - AN INTRODUCTORY SUMMER
> > FIELD SCHOOL ON
> > "DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY"
> >
> > "Are you interested in learning how to document the
> > cultural
> > resources of your community or region through the
> > use of
> > photography, sound recordings, ethnographic
> > fieldwork and
> > other methods? preserve documentary materials for
> > future
> > generations? build community through the creation of
> > exhibitions,
> > publications and other examinations and celebrations
> > of local
> > culture?"
> >
> > The intensive three-week field school DOCUMENTING
> > LOCAL CULTURE,
> > sponsored by the Indiana University Folklore
> > Institute, The
> > Indiana; Institute on Disability and Community; and
> > the American
> > Folklife Center (Library of Congress) is an
> > immersion experience.
> > It offers hands-on training in professional
> > techniques for
> > cultural documentation, including archiving,
> > interviewing, still
> > photography, ethnographic writing, project planning,
> > research
> > ethics, computer applications, and the development
> > of
> > community-building participation programs. Trainers
> > are
> > experienced specialists, who will provide lectures,
> > workshops,
> > discussions, curriculum materials, and supervised
> > fieldwork
> > experiences.
> >
> >
> > Heidi K. Rettig
> > Research Associate
> > Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
> > The Urban Institute
> > 2100 M St NW
> > Washington, DC 20037
> > (202)261-5346
> >
> > http://www.urban.org
> >
>
>
>
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