Ms Karen Boswall
| Post: | Research Associate (Anthropology) |
| Email: | K.Boswall@sussex.ac.uk |
| Personal homepage: | http://www.karenboswall.com/ |
Biography
Karen Boswall is a filmmaker and visual anthropologist. She lived and worked in Mozambique as a journalist and documentary filmmaker between 1990 and 2007, focusing in particular on issues of conflict-driven migration and internal displacement and post-conflict reconciliation, resettlement and reintegration. Her award-winning films and BBC radio documentaries explore the spiritual, cultural and environmental worlds of individuals, families and communities both during and after the war in Mozambique. Upon returning to the UK in 2007 she taught Visual Anthropology and Film and Television at the University of Kent (2008–2009) Documentary Filmmaking at Canterbury Christ Church University (2010–2014) and Film practise and Sound Design at the Manchester School of Art - MMU (2015-16). She began investigating the impact of forced migration on Syrian refugees inside and outside camps in Jordan in November 2013, gathering testimonials from the women and young girls living outside of the camps in the northern town of Irbid. She is a CHASE scholar, with research interest in participatory video and gender at the University of Sussex.
Role
Doctoral Tutor in Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking (MFM) and Audio Visual Research Methods and Using media in Research (Global Studies)