Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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Social organization is an important part of life in Micronesia, and so the water system(s) in Epinun village is managed with care through customs of role division. Based on age, gender and place in...Show moreSocial organization is an important part of life in Micronesia, and so the water system(s) in Epinun village is managed with care through customs of role division. Based on age, gender and place in one’s line of siblings, residents of Epinun all have their own tasks, a division that ensures that all roles are fulfilled. The strong social organization in the village was foundational in the forming of my film; it both impacted my interactions in the field dictating who I could engage with for specific topics or information as well as the structure of the film in which each interlocutor plays a role that reflects their position in the village such as ‘the voice’, the guide and ‘muscles’ or youth. In this article I discuss how and argue that modes of filmmaking and montage can be used to actively engage, reflect and convey structures found in the field onto the screen.Show less
