‘Breaking the chains’: reflections on the making of an ethnographic documentary on human rights violations against people with mental illness in Indonesia
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Colucci, E. 2023. ‘Breaking the chains’: reflections on the making of an ethnographic documentary on human rights violations against people with mental illness in Indonesia. Visual Studies. 39 (3), pp. 307-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2023.2274892
Type | Article |
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Title | ‘Breaking the chains’: reflections on the making of an ethnographic documentary on human rights violations against people with mental illness in Indonesia |
Authors | Colucci, E. |
Abstract | Breaking the Chains is an ethnographic documentary about the use of physical restraint and confinement of people with mental illness in Indonesia, a practice known as pasung. The film contributes to an understanding of the socio-cultural meanings of pasung, the sets of beliefs and customs that support such practices (including beliefs about mental illness and healing), and the challenges that must be overcome to eradicate this human rights abuse while highlighting the efforts to eradicate this practice at several levels. This article provides a reflection on the author's experiences and motivations for making Breaking the Chains. It also presents an opportunity to reflect upon the use of film as an applied, public and activist research methodology and the limits and possibilities presented by relying on film-documentary as a ‘generator’ of ethnographic knowledge. |
Keywords | Visual Arts and Performing Arts; Anthropology; Cultural Studies |
Sustainable Development Goals | 10 Reduced inequalities |
3 Good health and well-being | |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Journal | Visual Studies |
ISSN | 1472-586X |
Electronic | 1472-5878 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Nov 2023 |
02 Jul 2024 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 10 Oct 2023 |
Deposited | 20 Mar 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2023.2274892 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001100496700001 |
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