Conférence 2 – Analyse anthropologique en tant qu’interprétation

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Try to explore how these and other of Goffman’s concepts can help us develop further the analysis of what happens in the film. Clothes, postures and gestures become signs of communication. Have a look at Goffman’s ‘Gender advertisement’. What about Mauss’ concept of ‘body techniques’? How can this be used in our development of anthropological knowledge of what is going on in Ippo ippo? Make use of literature sources in your analysis of the tennis field sequence and relate your analysis to what takes place in other parts of the film (1-2 pages).

Last time we focused on how Malinowski in his diary and the filmmaker in his text were telling a bit about their roles / positioning in the events in the Trobriand Islands and at the tennis field.  But what about you, how are you positioned as a viewer/visual anthropologist when you perform your analysis of what is going on in Ippo ippo (a paragraph) ?