Ethical and Practical Considerations of doing a Visual and Filmic Sociological Research of Seoul International Ecofilm Festival

This research focuses on Seoul International Ecofilm Festival (SIEFF) and aims at understanding its role and impacts on Korean society since its beginning. By using a mixed methods and research-creation approach, the intern will collect and analyze different types of data including visual ones such as pictures, audio-visual archives, visual/filmic ethnography of the 20th festival, interviews of key people. The intern will also participate in two research groups led by Professor Kim Han Sang (visual and historical sociologist at Ajou University) working on the effects of archives in East Asia and on ethical issues of visual / filmic and cross-cultural research. The expected outcomes of the research are : 1) have a better understanding of the role and impacts of SIEFF on its audience and on Korean society ; 2) contribute audiovisually to the writing of Korean environmental movements through the history of SIEFF and its founder ; 3) have a better understanding of the possibilities and limits of ecocinema to foster changes in society ; 4) contribute to the revision of the International Visual Sociology Association’s code of ethics.

Faculty Supervisor:

Marion Froger

Student:

Partner:

Ajou University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Entertainment and Media; Environmental Science and Technology; Education

University:

Université de Montréal

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