%0 Journal Article
%T Sensorial thought: cinema, perspective and Anthropology
%A Gon£¿alves
%A Marco Antonio
%J Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology
%D 2012
%I Associa??o Brasileira de Antropologia
%R 10.1590/S1809-43412012000200006
%X the concept of 'sensorial thought' formulated by eisenstein to explain the logic of film discourse prompted him to engage in a rich dialogue with the anthropology of his time, in particular with l¨¦vy-bruhl's formulation of how 'primitive mentality' operates. eisenstein attempted to draw a parallel between cinematic language and the way in which primitive thought is manifested, arguing that both based on the principle of non-contradiction, on the idea of a simultaneity between 'self' and 'other,' and on metonymization as a way of intensifying sensorial experience. this sensorial thought produces a particular 'perspective,' an engagement between spectator and screen character. by drawing together cinema and anthropology, eisenstein produces a powerful reflection on the concepts of image, alterity, perspective and the senses.
%K eisenstein
%K image
%K alterity
%K perspective and sensorial thought.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1809-43412012000200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en