Introduction to Visual Anthropology
How to Strike up a Conversation with Strangers?
A course by Franklin Lopes , Visual Anthropologist
Joined September 2021
About the video: How to Strike up a Conversation with Strangers?
Overview
“In this class, I'm going to bring some tips and suggestions on how to approach people and behave during an interview.”
In this video lesson Franklin Lopes addresses the topic: How to Strike up a Conversation with Strangers?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Visual Anthropology. Learn to use field work and images to interpret behaviors, understand others, and get a better sense of the world.
Partial transcription of the video
“Making people comfortable with our presence and interested in our topic is key. It's vital to focus on goal in research work. the central aim of any research work. Thus. it's crucial for us to focus on this goal. It would be helpful to provide some suggestions for encouraging natural participation. ensuring everyone feels more comfortable and inclined to join in. Ultimately. if individuals are not interested. there is The first tip I offer for making people feel at ease is to be clear and upfront about your intentions. Explain precisely what you aim to achieve with each action. ensuring eve...”
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Franklin Lopes
A course by Franklin Lopes
The Brazilian visual anthropologist Franklin Lopes holds a degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a master's degree in visual anthropology from Goldsmiths, in the United Kingdom. He specializes in multisensory research methods and studies the behavior of different social groups from the material universe.
His investigations help from companies to understand consumption patterns to professionals to leverage their creativity. He has worked with clients such as Itaú Cultural, Natura, Unilever, Coty, UNICEF, Reserva, among others. Additionally, Franklin is a founding partner and director of research at Zodíaco Cultural Strategy.
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