The Undergraduate Program in Social Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara (FISIP USU), in collaboration with the Ethnographic Research Center (ERC) USU, successfully organized a Visiting Lecture with Filmmakers in a hybrid format. The event was attended by the Head of the Undergraduate Program in Social Anthropology, Dr. Dra. Sri Alem br. Sembiring, M.Si., and the Head of the Ethnographic Research Center, Dr. Zulkifli Lubis, M.A. The presence of the study program and research center leaders reaffirmed FISIP USU's full support for strengthening academic capacity and visual research among the academic community.
The activity featured two international independent filmmakers as the main speakers. The first session was delivered by Mischa Hedinger, M.A.Arts., a filmmaker, editor, and producer from Switzerland, who presented the topic “Developing and Producing Documentary Films.” The second session featured Marco Kugel, M.A.Arts., a filmmaker and director from Germany, who presented material entitled “Visual Ethnography through Cinematography.” The interactive discussions were moderated by Annisa Maharani, who also served as the transcriber.
Through this Visiting Lecture, FISIP USU continues to strengthen its commitment to expanding international collaboration networks and enriching the knowledge of students and lecturers in visual ethnography. The exploration of documentary methods and cinematography is expected to inspire participants to produce innovative, communicative, and globally competitive social science and anthropological research.
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