USC Department of Anthropology: Film + Ethnography Tim Asch took over as director of the CVA in 1983.
Come here for news on the ethnographic film projects of current and past students, and for broader discussion of film and anthropology. This page is curated by students and faculty of the USC Master of Arts in Visual Anthropology Class of 2013.
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The Center for Visual Anthropology (CVA) at USC was founded by the acclaimed anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff, best known for her Academy Award-winnin
02/16/2024
Submissions are now open for the SVA 2024 Film & Media.
Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival (SVAFMF) The Society for Visual Anthropology screens the best of ethnographic film at the annual SVA Film & Media Festival. The Festival is held as part of the America...
03/20/2022
Ida Lupino was the only woman director in Hollywood in the late 1940s. She made movies about women, tackling such risky subjects as r**e, bigamy, and abortion. For two decades, the Directors Guild of America was made up of 1,300 men and “Miss Lupino.”
Watch as part of Athena Film Festival >https://fal.cn/3n3Yk
11/05/2021
10/27/2021
"Lana Lin: Film & Conversation - The Cancer Journals Revisited (2018)"
Friday, November 19
Film screening at 9 AM PST; Talk at 10:45 AM PST
ZOOM LINK:HTTPS://USC.ZOOM.US/J/94390963343
MEETING ID: 943 9096 3343
10/05/2021
2021 MVA Graduates (not pictured Sophie Dia Pegrum), with MVA Coordinator, Jenny Cool.
https://cool939.wixsite.com/mva2021
08/14/2021
Calling on CVA and MVA friends to vote for this photo by Nicole Hernandez (MVA 2011) to go to the top 12 and be featured in the 2022 American Anthropological Association calendar. ❤️ Gotta open the image to hit the thumbs up (like) for it to count. Thank you!!!! Nicole is about to start a doctoral program this fall in Arizona, let's help her off to an even more joyous start!
Title: Puerto Ricans in Los Angeles
Caption: A rare moment of solidarity between Los Angeles and Puerto Rico in 2018 highlighting the 1st anniversary of Hurricane Maria in 2017. The last Census showed that 23% of all Puerto Ricans in California, of approx. 300K, live in Los Angeles County.
ID: During the day, a group of 50+ people marches down the streets of Hollywood, California, carrying a banner that reads "SoCal Stands For Puerto Rico," flyers that read, "Cancel Puerto Rico's Debt & Pay Reparations," and several Puerto Rican flags. All around the group are businesses and pedestrians walking along the sidewalks. Leading the group are two women dressed in Native American regalia and playing a hand drum and maracas.
05/27/2021
Call for nominations and self-nominations by July 1, 2021, follow the link for details.
GAD New Directions Award Visit the post for more.
05/10/2021
USC Anthro Alums Shirley He (MVA 2020) and Ulysses Salcido (BA 2020) graduated into a pandemic last year and decided to collaborate. They've just launched a Kickstarter to fund completion of their doc The Villa's Tacos Story:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shirleyhe/echale-ganas-the-villas-tacos-documentary
Please support them if you're able and inclined!
“Con tacos, todo es posible”. With tacos, everything is possible.
"Échale Ganas": The Villa's Tacos Documentary “Con tacos, todo es posible”. With tacos, everything is possible.
12/27/2020
Merry Christmas everyone! Here is an ethnographic film about Christmas in Iran 2020
Christmas in Iran - It's not how you imagine it! 🇮🇷 Christmas in Iran - It's not how you imagine it. Would it surprise you to know Christmas is celebrated in Iran? In this video, I will show you a famous stree...
