Applied visual anthropological study on the roles of visual media for the promotion and protection of indigenous cultures

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370938
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: BUNDO Daisuke 信州大学, 学術研究院総合人間科学系, 准教授 (70397579)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: カメルーン共和国 / 先住民文化の保護 / 参加型映像制作 / 応用映像人類学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to clarify the roles of visual media for the promotion and protection of cultures of the indigenous people, the Baka, living in the rainforest area of eastern province of Cameroon. The research was conducted by using "participatory video" which is a collaborative approach to work with the Baka people, the Bakas’ associations and Cameroonian researchers in making videos, screening them and discussing their issues. As a result, I obtained what is the important aspects of the traditional cultures to protect and the current issues to be informed and resolved.

Free Research Field

映像人類学