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Lorenzo Ferrarini

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Lecturer at Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester | Ethnographic documentary filmmaker, photographer and sound recordist | Worked in Burkina Faso and Italy lorenzoferrarini.com

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Happening on the 18th of March: online info session about our MA in Visual Anthropology. Please tell your students and anyone who might be interested www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

03.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR ENTRIES for KFF2026: ENTANGLEMENTS β€” Kontekst Collective KONTEKST Film Festival 2026 welcomes submissions of films, artworks, workshops and activities from all who see, sense, and question critically! This year's theme is ENTANGLEMENTS - send us your work t...

Call for entries from Kontekst Film Festival, submit films, artworks, workshops and activities by 15 March: www.kontekstcollective.com/kff2026-enta...

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Job opportunity at University of Amsterdam: Assistant Professor in Visual and Medical Anthropology for a visual ethnographer exploring questions in medical anthropology through film

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

19.02.2026 11:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Visual Anthropology booking form | Taught master’s | The University of Manchester Research. Teaching and learning. Social responsibility. Discover more about The University of Manchester here.

We'll be hosting an online info session about our MA in Visual Anthropology on 11 February, 2pm GMT. Please share with any of your students who might be interested in the programme.

www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

More info on the MAVA on our new website: granadacentre.co.uk/ma-visual-an...

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Visual Anthropology booking form | Taught master’s | The University of Manchester Research. Teaching and learning. Social responsibility. Discover more about The University of Manchester here.

We'll be hosting an online info session about our MA in Visual Anthropology on 11 February, 2pm GMT. Please share with any of your students who might be interested in the programme.

www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

More info on the MAVA on our new website: granadacentre.co.uk/ma-visual-an...

03.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rahvusvaheline residentuur / International Residency INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS CLICK HERE Algab konkurss ERMi rahvusvahelisse residentuuri! Fotokogu uurimine ja nΓ€ituse kokkupanek ERMi fotoarhiiv klaasnegatiividest digipiltideni ootab uurijaid. Neli resi...

Call for Applications at the Estonian National Museum: International Residency Researching the Photo Archive and Producing an Exhibition

Submit your application no later than 28 February 2026: www.erm.ee/residency#EN

03.02.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was my first time rocking this amazing rig

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From Saturday's shoot, helping out a colleague with her documentary project

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Vacancy β€” PhD Position in Anthropology: JUST ART, Performing Multispecies Justice <p><span>Are you curious about artistic research and multispecies justice? Are you interested in exploring more-than-human rights in the Dutch Caribbean using theatre and performance as primary research tools? We invite applications for a PhD position within the JUST ART project, focusing on the role of theatre and performance practices in shaping transformative approaches to climate justice. This PhD position offers an interdisciplinary research environment at the intersection of ethnography, theatre and performance studies, and environmental justice.</span></p>

Phd opportunity at the University of Amsterdam "Performing multispecies justice in the Dutch Caribbean" at the intersection of ethnography, theatre and performance studies, and environmental justice:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

02.02.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why are UK universities failing? - LSE Impact The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?

πŸ‘€ICYMI: "To speak of the β€œdemise” of the UK university is not to suggest its disappearance, but its transformation into something increasingly unrecognisable."

#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #Universities

26.01.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Art and Anti-Racism in Latin America Cambridge Core - Western Art - Art and Anti-Racism in Latin America

An edited volume is also available open access: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

06.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Home Β· CARLA Β· Omeka

Our colleague Peter Wade's project on art and anti-racism in Latin America resulted in a collaborative online exhibition with Afro-Colombian, Black and Indigenous artists:

www.digitalexhibitions.manchester.ac.uk/s/carla-en/p...

06.01.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Professor / Associate Professor or Assistant Professor / of Anthropology Professor / Associate Professor or Assistant Professor / of Anthropology

My department is hiring! Open rank faculty position in Helsinki Anthropology

jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

06.01.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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AES Online Call for Submissions: Audio Visual Experiments in Ethnography - American Ethnological Society From the beginning of traditional fieldwork and fieldnotes in the early 20th century, the camera and audio recorder have been regular companions for the

Submit audio visual ethnographic work to this new @amethno.bsky.social initiative until the end of the year

americanethnologist.org/news/aes-onl...

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Manchester University Press - Cinematic nightscapes Cinematic nightscapes - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Cinematic nightscapes by Eleonora Diamanti

This new book looks exciting. Coming out next year for @manchesterup.bsky.social in the series Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526148841/

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Last place remaining!

11.11.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
book launch poster. I am delighted to invite you to a book launch for my recently published monograph β€œThe adventure: violent borders, illegal migration and the uncertain quest for life in Morocco” (MUP). 
Tuesday 25th November at 5pm in the Arthur Lewis Building Boardroom (University of Manchester).
Thanks to Prof. Ghassan Hage, Dr Michelle Obeid, and Dr Valentina Zagaria for agreeing to act as discussants.

book launch poster. I am delighted to invite you to a book launch for my recently published monograph β€œThe adventure: violent borders, illegal migration and the uncertain quest for life in Morocco” (MUP). Tuesday 25th November at 5pm in the Arthur Lewis Building Boardroom (University of Manchester). Thanks to Prof. Ghassan Hage, Dr Michelle Obeid, and Dr Valentina Zagaria for agreeing to act as discussants.

Upcoming book launch for my monograph "The Adventure: violent borders, illegal migration and the uncertain quest for life in Morocco” ( @manchesterup.bsky.social ). MCR 25/11 5pm @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social more info about the book: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177681/

03.11.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Course in Ethnographic Documentary | Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology The two-week course is for beginners who want to learn camera use, editing and sound recording, applied to the perspective of ethnographic documentary.

A few places are still available for the 2026 Short Course in Ethnographic Documentary (1-12 June) at the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester. To reserve a place:
granadacentre.co.uk/short

03.11.2025 11:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Dialogic writing with donso hunters in CΓ΄te d’Ivoire As part of the process of preparing a book on the knowledge of donso hunters in Burkina Faso, Leverhulme Research Fellow Lorenzo Ferrarini, travelled to Korhogo, CΓ΄te d’Ivoire, and met up with some of...

As part of the process of preparing a book on the knowledge of donso hunters in Burkina Faso, Leverhulme Research Fellow @lorenzoferrarini.com, travelled to Korhogo, CΓ΄te d’Ivoire, and met up with some of the protagonists of the book.

🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/dialog...

30.10.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Part of a recently completed @leverhulme.ac.uk Research Fellowship project

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Adama TraorΓ© on Lorenzo Ferrarini's upcoming book on the knowledge of donso hunters in Burkina Faso
Adama TraorΓ© on Lorenzo Ferrarini's upcoming book on the knowledge of donso hunters in Burkina Faso YouTube video by Lorenzo Ferrarini

My teacher Adama Sogo TraorΓ© on my upcoming book and the importance of truthfulness in our collaboration

youtu.be/73ZY6KOU-BI

17.10.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MA Visual Anthropology Showcase 2025 | Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology We’re happy to announce that our MA visual anthropology cohort from 2024-2025 will be presenting their graduation works on the 17th and 18th of October. Everyone’s invited to watch their films and to ...

The programme for our MA Visual Anthropology student showcase is online: join us this Friday and Saturday

granadacentre.co.uk/ma-visual-an...

14.10.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dialogic writing with donso hunters in CΓ΄te d'Ivoire - Γ‰criture dialogique et donso en CΓ΄te d'Ivoire
Dialogic writing with donso hunters in CΓ΄te d'Ivoire - Γ‰criture dialogique et donso en CΓ΄te d'Ivoire YouTube video by Lorenzo Ferrarini

A video update on my trip to CΓ΄te d'Ivoire earlier this year and adding a dialogic dimension to my upcoming book

youtu.be/hRPj2ypmfvo

01.10.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Lecturer Visual and Multimodal Anthropology Do you have a background in Visual Anthropology, Multimodal Anthropology, and Anthropology of Media? Are you an innovative and inspiring teacher? The institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development...

Temporary job opportunity for a lecturer in visual and multimodal anthropology in Leiden

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

30.09.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I made something with some wood offcuts... sapele and flamed maple box finished with blonde shellac, about cm 40Wx13Dx16H

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Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: Event series Events of the 'Staatliche Museen zu Berlin'.

Shared Histories – Collaboration in Ethnographic Film series of screenings, 25.09. to 28.09.2025 at Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin
www.smb.museum/en/events/ev...

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Submit Film - German International Ethnographic Film Festival

Call for films for the 18th German International Ethnographic Film Festival

13 – 17 May 2026 GΓΆttingen, Germany

www.gieff.de/submit-film....

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Resonance | University of California Press

Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" in 2026. Please circulate!

19.08.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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We’re super-excited to launch the open call for our newest global project, called A Century of Sounds, in partnership with the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford πŸ›οΈ

Find out more and get involved by 31 August: citiesandmemory.com/century-sounds

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Cybernetics Image Library A living visual archive on cybernetics in the expanded field.

"A living visual archive on cybernetics in the expanded field. Browse and contribute images of all kinds: diagrams, schematics, photos, graphic elements, and other visual fragments."

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