论影视人类学在高校的教学实践体系建构

Construction of Teaching and Practice System of Visual Anthropology in Universities

影视人类学是人类学学科体系中的一门边缘性分支学科,长期以来,其教学体系非常薄弱,无论是学术水平、师资人员以及教学成果均差强人意。本文梳理了中国与海外多所大学的影视人类学教学理念与实践经验,提出发展影视人类学教育的必要因素:提升学科地位、建设教学体系、调整教研评价标准等。特别强调了影视人类学的教育前景,即拓展该学科在人类学与影视之间的学术空间与专业融合程度,最终将影视人类学的高等教育发展成融汇理论性与应用性、研究价值与职业专长的综合教学体系。

As a marginal sub-discipline of anthropology, for a long time, visual anthropology has been week in teaching system, academic achievements, faculty and teaching. This article summarizes teaching philosophies and practical experience of visual anthropology at home and aboard, and proposes the essential elements of visual anthropology education such as uplifting discipline position, constructing teaching system and readjusting research evaluation standard. Besides, it points out that its educational prospective lies in expanding its academic space and developing specialty integration between anthropology and film. Special efforts should be made to develop visual anthropology into a comprehensive teaching system by integrating theory and application as well as research value and professional expertise.