Accepted Paper:

Paxka (pashka) and medabe (medabeh): Audiovisual Research as collaborative filmmaking practice led by Amerindian principles of sharing and helping  
Veronica Castro

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Paper short abstract:

This discussion introduces the Hantxa Kuin (Kaxinawá) terms, paxka (pashka), to share, and medabe (medabeh), to help, as an approach to collaborative research practice through a case study of the film, Yupumá, the creative ethnographic film that emerged from my fieldwork in the Amazon rainforest.

Paper long abstract:

This paper introduces the Hantxa Kuin terms, paxka (pashka), to share, and medabe (medabe), to help, as an approach to collaborative research practice through a case study of the film, Yupumá, the creative ethnographic film that emerged from my fieldwork during 18 months in the Amazon rainforest with the Huni Kuin (Kaxinawá) community.

Panel P12a
Audiovisual Research As Collaborative Practice
  Session 1 Thursday 9 March, 2023, -