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Contribution short abstract

We activate our toolkit for the evaluation of multimodal research through a guided immersion and assessment process. The intervention is designed for both producers and evaluators of multimodal works, aiming to develop alternative forms of anthropological knowledge production.

Contribution long abstract

The past decade has witnessed a remarkable flourishing of experimental forms and formats of anthropological research: from games, comics, podcasts, and performance to walks, film, sound installations and multimedia web platforms, there is an increasing recognition that such multimodal forms and formats offer unique and compelling ways to capture and communicate research results, collaborate with research participants, as well as animate new audiences. And yet such forms remain marginal within the discipline.

Based upon an ambitious investigation and series of experimental workshops, the Multimodal Appreciation Research Group at the Stadtlabor for Multimodal Anthropology (Humboldt University) has developed a set of discursive tools and protocols designed to overcome these obstacles. The toolkit provides a structured framework for assessing multimodal anthropological works, recognizing their unique capacity to weave together diverse media forms, collaborative practices, and public engagement while expanding the traditional boundaries of anthropological knowledge production.

We will activate our "toolkit for the valuation and evaluation of multimodal research" through a guided immersion and assessment process. The intervention, which may well happen within the exhibition space, is designed for both producers and evaluators of multimodal works, aiming to develop strategies that legitimize alternative forms of anthropological knowledge production. Through collective exploration of evaluation practices, we aim to nurture an inclusive commons of appreciation that not only challenges academic hierarchies but actively builds new infrastructures for validating diverse forms of anthropological knowledge production.

Requirements: Projector, sound system, and wall space for displaying sample multimodal works. We will provide a prototype of the toolkit