Widening the Frame with Visual Psychological Anthropology

Robert Lemelson, PhD is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles and the founder of Elemental Productions. Dr. Lemelson is co-author of Afflictions: Steps Toward a Visual Psychological Anthropology (2017), and a co-editor of Culture, Mind, and Brain: Emerging Contents, Models, and Applications (2020).Annie Tucker, PhD is Researcher and Writer at Elemental Productions. Dr. Tucker is the co-author of Afflictions: Steps Toward a Visual Psychological Anthropology (2017).

• 1. Filming Trauma, Gendered Violence, and Stigmatization.- 2. 40 Years of Silence: Generational Effects of Political Violence and Childhood Trauma in Indonesia.- 3. Bitter Honey: Culture, Polygamy, and Gendered Violence in Bali.- 4. Standing on the Edge of a Thorn: Stigmatization, Social Violence, and Sex Work in Central Java.- 5. Trauma, Gendered Violence, and Stigmatization: Tracing Themes Throughout the Three Films: Additional Psychocultural Themes.- 6. Visual Psychological Anthropology in the Field.- 7. Crafting Stories Using a VPA Approach.- 8. Ethical Issues in Visual Psychological Anthropology.- 9. Epilogue.