Collective Memory, Collective TraumaMain MenuDisturbances in the Theoretical FieldExcavating Cultural MemoryNew Directions for Archaeological CinemaTowards an Ontology of Animated DocumentaryAnimating the UnrepresentableWorks CitedJennifer Smartebce7f4d0c3f51cd2375c611f07f1557f9c89075
Projecting Yousif's animated memories
12017-04-23T13:34:48-07:00Jennifer Smartebce7f4d0c3f51cd2375c611f07f1557f9c89075177322plain2017-04-23T13:39:10-07:00Jennifer Smartebce7f4d0c3f51cd2375c611f07f1557f9c89075By presenting animated reconstructions of Yousif's memories alongside Held's photographs, and within the same analog framework, the film insists on and questions the truth-value of both. The animations form a meta-commentary on live action’s ability, or lack thereof, to represent reality since Yousif's story does not exist in official representations, what Marks calls "the past that is preserved."
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12017-04-23T13:23:08-07:00Jennifer Smartebce7f4d0c3f51cd2375c611f07f1557f9c89075This is Civilization1The Middle East is facing a crisis of perception. Decades of conflict after protracted conflict has led much of the western world to view the entire region as a war ...plain2017-04-23T13:23:08-07:00YouTube2016-10-12T22:35:34.000Z-nSUciEmveALehenJennifer Smartebce7f4d0c3f51cd2375c611f07f1557f9c89075
