Chapter 16

Mediation Anthropology

Mediation Anthropology

________- Reframes the focus of study from media to perception through the senses.

Fabrication

________- A technique for reporting on research data that involves mixing information provided by various people into a narrative account that demonstrates the point of focus for researchers.

Photovoice

________- A research method that puts cameras into peoples hands so they can make their own representations of their lives and the activities.

Ethnographic fieldwork

________- a research method used in anthropology where researchers immerse themselves in a particular culture or community for an extended period of time to study their practices, beliefs, and values.

American

________ and British cultural studies- Disciplines that focus on interpreting media as "texts "that can reveal cultural values.

Mechanical infrastructure

________- Includes the apparatuses that bring networks of technology into existence.

Mass communication

________- One- to- many communication that privileges the sender and /or owner of the technology that transmits the media.

Cultural infrastructure

________- Refers to the values and beliefs of communities, states, and /or societies that make the imagining of a particular type of network possible.

Cultural relativism

________- the principle that cultural practices, beliefs, and values should be understood within the context of that culture and not judged by the standards of another culture.

Virtual reality software

________- computer software that creates a simulated environment where users can interact with computer- generated objects and other users.

Indigenous media

________- produced by and for indigenous communities.

Mechanical infrastructure

________- Includes the apparatuses that bring networks of technology into existence.

Media infrastructure

________- Apparatuses that bring networks of technology into existence.

Media

Set of technologies that connect multiple people at one time to shared content

Media Practices

habits or behaviors of the people who produce media, the audiences who interact with media, and everyone in between

Cultural Identity

the shared sense of identity based on cultural, social, and historical factors that define a group or community

Mail-order bride

a woman who advertises her availability for marriage through catalogs or websites, where men can communicate with them, often from different countries

Virtual reality software

computer software that creates a simulated environment where users can interact with computer-generated objects and other users

Ethnographic fieldwork

a research method used in anthropology where researchers immerse themselves in a particular culture or community for an extended period of time to study their practices, beliefs, and values

American and British cultural studies

Disciplines that focus on interpreting media as "texts" that can reveal cultural values

Human Centered Computing

A field that combines anthropology and computer science to study how technology impacts human behavior

Diasporic communities

Communities of people who are dispersed from their original homelands

Entangled infrastructures

Various infrastructures that are implicated in the forms of taboo, desire, and fantasy shared by members of a society in locations like the movie theater

Participatory media

The use of media to empower individuals and communities to participate in the creation, distribution, and consumption of media content

Media activism

The use of media as a tool for social and political change

Global media industries

Refers to the global network of media companies, organizations, and institutions involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of media content

Kayapo Video project

Empowered local Kayapo leaders to create a repository of Kayapo culture

Australian Aboriginal and Indigenous filmmakers

To give a creative voice to people who experience massive culture disruption

Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Unit

Designed software that allows Australian Indigenous and Aboriginal communities to share culture knowledge about astronomy