The Department of Anthropology's Visual Anthropology Lab (1) enhances innovative instructional undergraduate training in representing culture and behavior through visual media and (2) supports student projects in visual anthropology and other anthropology labs by providing upgraded facilities for documenting archaeological sites, observing and recording primate behavior, recording skeletal remains, and providing visual materials for museum displays. Specifically, this project funds photographic, video, audio, and specialized computer equipment to support a revised undergraduate Program in Visual Anthropology that fosters student understanding of filmic and ethnographic photography, ensures practical competency in film and/or photographic production, and provides instrumentation for student projects. The department expects to renovate existing lab space vacated by other science departments and establish an integrated lab facility for all the field of anthropology including osteology (forensic and primatological), archaeology, ethnographic analysis, and visual anthropology. The lab facilities and equipment are envisioned as an integrated unit, such that student projects in archaeology, primatology, osteology, and cultural analysis have access to the Visual Anthropology Lab facilities and vice versa.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9552297
Program Officer
Myra O. Smith
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1995-09-01
Budget End
1998-08-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
$48,286
Indirect Cost
Name
California State University-Fullerton
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Fullerton
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92834