A Year in the Field. 

 - 1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes):  digital, .flv file, sound 
<br/><br/> Title from title frames.  Film  In Process Record. 
<br/><br/> Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2020. 
<br/><br/> A YEAR IN THE FIELD follows Estonian anthropologist Joonas Plaan as he studies the impact of climate change in a Newfoundland fishing village. The film shows how cultural anthropologists carry out their research, revealing the value of long-term ethnographic fieldwork – particularly participant observation, the quintessential method of cultural anthropology. Plaan is a member of the Too Big To Ignore research network and avid advocate for small scale fisheries. At first, he struggles to gain acceptance among local people, some of whom suspect he is a Russian spy. However, once he begins working alongside the fishers as a crew member on crab and lobster boats, he not only develops rapport but gains their respect and trust. By following Plaan, the film illustrates all the main elements of field research: from moving into a foreign community, learning the language, defining one's role, living as closely as possible to the ways of the locals, and recording their culture for a year or more. 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>12235816  Kanopy 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Anthropology.<br/>Climatic changes.<br/>Environmental sciences.<br/>Documentary films.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Documentary films.