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A year in the field / a film by George Gmelch & Dennis Lanson ; produced by George Gmelch ; directed and edited by Dennis Lanson.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Fieldwork--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bay de Verde.
- Ethnology.
- Anthropology--Fieldwork--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bay de Verde.
- Anthropology.
- Climatic changes--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bay de Verde.
- Climatic changes.
- Fishing villages--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bay de Verde.
- Fishing villages.
- Fishers--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bay de Verde.
- Fishers.
- Bay de Verde (N.L.)--Social life and customs.
- Bay de Verde (N.L.).
- Environmental sciences.
- Climate Change.
- anthropology.
- climate change.
- environmental sciences.
- Anthropology--Fieldwork.
- Ethnology--Fieldwork.
- Manners and customs.
- Newfoundland and Labrador--Bay de Verde.
- Medical Subjects:
- Anthropology.
- Climate Change.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films
- Nonfiction films
- Short films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (33 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Watertown, MA] : Documentary Educational Resources, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional English captions.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- streaming video
- Summary:
- 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.
- Participant:
- Joonas Plaan, Tony Doyle, Bob Sutton.
- Credits:
- Videography, George Gmelch, Ian McGuire ; music, Don Keyes, Bob Sutton.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2020.
- Online resource; title from title frame (viewed June 17, 2026).
- Other Format:
- DVD version: Year in the field.
- OCLC:
- 1249753346
- Publisher Number:
- 12235816 Kanopy
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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