Dr Amanda Ravetz
Amanda Ravetz is a member of the Art Research Centre.
A selection of recent research outputs.- Exhibitions
Ravetz, A., Watts, S, 2004. Clearings, Grinton Institute, Swaledale, June 2004.
- Artefacts
Ravetz, A., 2001. 'The Bracewells', Ethnographic film, Goettingen International Film Festival; AAA Film Meeting, Washington, US, 2001/2002.
- Jointly Authored Book
Ravetz, A. Grimshaw, A., 2009. 'Observational Cinema: Anthropology, Film and the Exploration of Social Life', Indiana: Indiana University Press.
- Edited Books
Webb, J. and Ravetz, A., 2009. 'Craft and Design Inquiry: Migratory Practices Vol. 1', Canberra: Craft Australia Research Center.
Ravetz, A., Grimshaw, A., 2005. 'Visualizing Anthropology', Intellect Books, Bristol, UK and Oregon, USA.
Ravetz, A. Mark Harris, Anna Grimshaw,, 2000. 'A child in the city: a case study in experimental anthropology', Prickly Pear Pamphlets.
- Book Chapters
Ravetz, A. Grimshaw, A. Owen, E., 2010. 'Making Do: The Materials of Art and Anthropology'. In Arnd Schneider and Chris Wright (eds.) Between Art and Anthropology: Contemporary Ethnographic Practice, 13, 147-162, Berg: Oxford.
Ravetz, A., 2008. 'Convivere: To Live Together'. In Roy Villevoye: Detours, 3, 39-50, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Ravetz, A., 2007. ''A weight of meaninglessness about which there is nothing insignificant': abjection and knowing in an art school and on a housing estate'. In Harris, M. (eds.) Ways of Knowing? New Anthropological Approaches to Method, Learning and Knowledge, Berghahn, Oxford.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'From documenting culture to experimenting with cultural phenomena: using fine art pedagogies with visual anthropology students'. In Tim Ingold and Elizabeth Hallam (eds.) Creativity and Cultural Improvisation, 12, 247-265, Berg; ASA Monographs Series.
Ravetz, A., Grimshaw, A., 2005. 'Introduction: Visualising Anthropology'. In Visualising Anthropology, 1-16, Intellect Books, Bristol, UK and Oregon, USA.
Ravetz, A., 2005. 'News from Home: Reflections on Fine Art and Anthropology'. In Ravetz, A., Grimshaw, A. (eds.) Visualising Anthropology, 69-80, Intellect Books, Bristol, UK and Oregon, USA.
- Journal Articles
Ravetz, A. and Jane Webb, 2009. 'Migratory practices: an impossible place? http://www.craftaustralia.org.au/cde/toc/2009VOL1.php'.
Ravetz, A. and Anna Grimshaw, 2009. 'Rethinking Observational Cinema', Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, September 2009 15:3.
- Presentations
Ravetz, A., 2009. 'Observation, attention and description in drawing and filming', Redrawing Anthropology, University of Aberdeen, 22nd - 24th June.
Ravetz, A., 2009. 'Observational Cinema', Guest@Gray's, Robert Gordon University, Gray's School of Art, April 2009.
Ravetz, A., 2009. 'Public Talk to accompany "Practical Truths"', Castlefield Gallery, September 17th 2009.
Ravetz, A., 2008. 'Aesthetics of Encounter', International Student Ethnographic Film Festival, Goldsmith's College, 11th-12th November 2008.
Ravetz, A., 2008. 'The Documentary Imperative', Alchemy Project, Manchester Museum, March 3rd 2008.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'Active Conversations: staging an art/anthropology dialogue', Beyond Text? Royal Anthropological Institute International Festival of Film, University of Manchester,, June-July 2007..
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'Tip of the tongue debate "Feeling Nostalgic"', The Photographers Gallery, June 13th 2007.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'Why are we here? Migrations between anthropology, craft and art', Art/Ethnography: Practices of Difference and Translation, Kulturhistorisk Museum, Oslo, 31 October - 1 November 2007.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'Working the gap: ethnography in search of a form', Rhodes Island School of Design, USA.
Ravetz, A., 2006. 'Art and Anthropology', The MIRIAD Project, MMU, 31st October 2006.
Ravetz, A., 2005. 'Aesthetic ethnography: a danger to anthropological knowledge?', 'Ways of Knowing: celebrating 25 years of anthropology at St Andrews', St Andrew's University, 2005.
Ravetz, A., 2005. 'Approaches to visual ethnography', Image, Power and Activity: new research approaches between theory and practice, ZKM/College for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, November 25/26th 2005.
Ravetz, A., 2004. 'How and why artists and social documenters say "sorry"', The Leventritt Symposium 2004, Harvard University, December 2004.
Ravetz, A., 2003. 'Box Construction: professional habitat 2003', Postgraduate and Staff Seminar Series, University of East London, April 2003.
Ravetz, A., 2003. 'Escaping with a box of gold: leaving academic anthropology', Teaching Rites of Passage, St Andrew's university, January 2003.
Ravetz, A., Grimshaw, A., Watts, S., 2003. 'Visualising Anthropology', Fieldworks: Dialogues between Art and Anthropology, Tate Modern, September 2003, in www.tate.org.uk/onlineevents/archive/fieldworks.
Ravetz, A., 2002. 'News from home', Postgraduate and Staff Seminar Series, University of Manchester, Dept of Anthropology, April 2002.
Ravetz, A., 2002. 'The ambiguous document', Art, Document, Society, University of Manchester, Centre for Labour Studies.
- Other Outputs
O'Neill, C. J., 2011. 'Collaborations, Creativity and Value', Collaborative paper with Amanda Ravetz.
Ravetz, A., 2009. 'Writing Practice', 2 day intensive writing workshop for arts practitioners.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'Connecting Art and Anthropology', Three day intensive workshop funded by the AHRC.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'The In-betweeness of Things', catalogue essay on the work of artist Hilary Jack.
Ravetz, A., 2007. 'Visual Ways of Knowing', Masterclass: visual approaches for qualitative research.