Drawing and Ethnography Workshop

Join the Visual Methods Studio for an engaging workshop on November 19th, where we will explore the intersection of drawing and ethnographic research, examining how the act of visual representation can deepen our understanding of observation, detail, and meaning-making in anthropological practice.

The process of visual recreation from memory or observation has been a part of our sense-making from a very young age. Drawing is one of the first things many of us learned how to do, even before forming full sentences.

How does the practice of drawing mingle with our practices as researchers? Kuschiner (2016,105) says: “Both anthropology and drawing are ways of seeing and also ways of knowing the world. Placing these two universes in dialogue helps shed light on some of the important issues faced by anthropological practice today.”

During our workshop, we will be doing various exercises and get a chance to reflect and share back on our experience with the guidance of the following questions:

• What are some ethnographic insights in paying attention to the technique of drawing as a practice?
• What is a structure, what is a detail?
• What is in the background and foreground of a scene or encounter?
• How can these distinctions inform our observation, representation and research?

The workshop will be co-facilitated by Irmak Taner and Pelin Karaaslan.

📅: November 19 | 3:30 – 5:30 PM

📍: Speculative Life Room EV 10.625

🎟️: Make sure to register here.