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Abstract
The recent production of participatory ethnographies and experimental texts shows the concern of many anthropologists to address the gap that exists between Self and Other. This article lays the foundation for a critical exploration of such attempts by questioning the extent to which Self and the Other can be articulated within a unique audio-visual text. In this article, I propose that the adoption of interculturally conscious forms of montage techniques in filmmaking has the potential to create new meanings that challenge Western modes of representation and re-imagine the gap between Self and Other.
Résumé
La récente production d’ethnographies participatives et de textes expérimentaux montre la préoccupation des anthropologues à vouloir réduire l’écart qui existe entre le Soi et l’Autre. Cet article propose une exploration critique d’un tel objectif en examinant jusqu’à quel point le Soi et l’Autre peuvent être articulé dans un texte audio-visuel unique. Dans cet article, je propose que l’adoption conscientisée de techniques de montage interculturelles en production filmique a le potentiel de créer des standards visuels alternatifs qui défient les modes de représentations occidentales en vogue, en plus de ré-imaginer, plutôt que d’éliminer, la distance qui existe entre le Soi et l’Autre.
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