BANE-144 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BANE-144 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
Visual Anthropology
Structured previous year question paper for BANE-144, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9 · Sections: 3
Verified: 29 Jul 2026
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
IN ANTHROPOLOGY (BSCANH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BANE-144 : VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note:This question paper consists of three
Sections — A, B and C. Attempt two questions
each from Sections A and B. Section C is
compulsory. Word limit for 20 marks question
is 400 words, for 10 marks question it is
200 words and for 5 marks questions it is
100 words.
Section-A
Q1.Discuss the interpretation of culture through visual medium.
Q2.Examine how images and films were accepted as a valid medium for ethnographic research.
(20)
Q3.Provide a historical account of the use of images in Anthropology.
Q4.Writes short notes on any two of the following : 10+10
(a) Material objects
(b) Mead and Bateson’s Balinese character
(c) Politics of representation
Section—B
Q5.Discuss the intersection between Art and Anthropology with special emphasis on museums.
Q6.Examine the important elements’ in ethnographic photography.
Q7.Discuss the various methods of photography in ethnographic research.
Q8.Write short notes on any four of the following : 4x5=20
(a) Kaye’s People of India Project
(b) Attributes of ethnographic film (०0) Abrief account of the Azande people
(d) Luc Pauwel’s framework for visual social research
(e) Films and violence
Section—C
Q9.(a) Discuss films in the context of tribal tourism. 10
(b) Which ethnographic method would you use to study family portraits ? How will you use it and why ?