S01 Episode 02: Jerome Lewis on Learning about a culture through physical participation
Release Date: 11/09/2018
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Johannes Birringer, Professor of Performance Technologies at Brunel University, talks to Eline Kieft about his journey into combining dance and performance with technologies
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info_outlineDoctor Jerome Lewis from University College London talks with Eline Kieft about using his body as part of his research to better understand the lives of hunter-gatherers in Central Africa.
Bonus content
If you enjoyed Jerome's interview as much as we did, here are some extra clips of him describing his amazing experiences researching the cultures of hunter-gatherers in Central Africa.
Being embodied in a duiker's body
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Speaking to the fish
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Understanding people through their dance
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Learning to marsh walk
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The mystical power of blood
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Menstruation leading to gendered labour division
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