“The Jaguar”
Please respond to each of the following questions. In each response, use vocabulary terms from Chapter Two: “Methods: Cultural and Archeological”.
Who
Who were the principal people in the film? What were their roles in the film(i.e. cowherder). How did they progress a narrative (i.e. protagonist)?
What
What was the central question and argument of Jaguar?
Discuss what “the field” possibly means for Jean Rouch?
When
When was the film made and why might this influenced it’s production?
Where
Where was the film made and why might this have influenced it’s production?
How
Discuss how Rouch’s focus on visual evidence, or visual ethnography, produces a unique perspective on the human condition.
What are some anthropological words that describe the stylistic choices of the film? What are some aesthetic terms that describe the stylistic choices of the film?
