Deger, Jennifer (2007) Koriam's law: film, ethnography and irreconcilable accountings. [Review of "Koriam's Law - and the dead who govern"]. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 18 (2). pp. 249-252.

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Abstract

[Extract] Koriam's Law - and the Dead Who Govern begins in a pause in the middle of a conversation. There are no wideshots to set the scene; no maps to say 'you are here', or perhaps, more conventionally 'they are there'; no time for viewers to settle back into our chairs. From the first frame we are made to lean forward - made to watch, to listen and read (the subtitles) closely. The effect is abrupt. Demanding. Disorienting. Yet apt. For this film with a different kind of epistemological imperative than most ethnographic film (and, arguably, most ethnography).

Item ID:	34022
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1757-6547
Additional Information:	Film Review of "Koriam's law - and the dead who govern" by Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies film unit, Australian National University, and Arcadia Pictures, New York, NY. 2005. Directed and produced by Gary Kildea and Andrea Simon.
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2017 05:46
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