Bridging Binaries: Navegando pelo espaço bicultural no design de filmes

Resumo

Este artigo examina como um pesquisador (um cineasta cuja linhagem é tanto indígena quanto europeia) navega pelo "entre" que, às vezes, perturba as convenções culturais. Como um homem gay que se identifica como bicultural, eu me oriento com, dentro e entre mundos. A partir dessa posição, minhas abordagens são amplamente moldadas pelos valores maoris de manaakitanga (cuidar das necessidades das pessoas), kaitiakitanga (proteger e cuidar de toda a criação) e whanaungatanga (criar e manter relacionamentos). Esses valores são complementados por valores que emanam de minha posição como ativista gay e as preocupações resultantes com a justiça social e o enfrentamento do apagamento, da marginalização ou da exotização das identidades LGBTQ+. Embora eu tenha ascendência mestiça, vejo meu posicionamento bicultural como uma maneira de acessar uma forma de pluralismo epistemológico que abrange formas intelectuais, físicas, sociais e espirituais de conhecimento. Assim, ao criar o longa-metragem Punch (Ings, 2022), foi necessário encontrar um lugar para me posicionar, na prática, como um designer de histórias bicultural. Isso envolveu a realização de cuidados produtivos dentro da forma como a produção do filme foi vivenciada, trabalhando em comunhão com a terra como um ser vivo e navegando em tensões de transgressão ao estabelecer facilidades para orientação e percepção cultural dentro do projeto.

Biografia do Autor

Welby Ings, Auckland University of Technology

Welby Ings is a professor in narrative design at Auckland University of Technology. He is also an elected fellow of the British Royal Society of Arts and a consultant to many international organizations on issues of creativity and learning. He is an award-winning filmmaker, author, designer and illustrator. Although he holds a Ph.D. in narratology, he publishes widely on practice-oriented inquiry, methodology and Indigenous scholarship. In 2001, he was awarded the Prime Minister’s inaugural Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence, and in 2013 and 2022, university medals for his contributions to research and education. His academic profile can be accessed at: https://academics.aut.ac.nz/welby.ings. 

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Publicado
2023-10-25