Public Anthropology
At the crossroads of anthropology and the creative industries, Public Anthropology explores how media and collaborative practice can tell human stories.
The two main strands within Public Anthropology are media and creative and collaborative enterprise, which both merge industry expertise with academic research agendas.
Public Anthropology houses London’s global non-fiction film festival, Open City Documentary Festival. Open City Documentary Festival produces an annual film festival, the bi-annual journal Non-Fiction and screening projects throughout the year.
Public Anthropology runs short courses in filmmaking, audio, virtual reality, film theory, practical camera training and film editing.
Study with us
Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast MA
Create crafted audio stories with guidance from leading global practitioners and industry mentors.
Creative Documentary by Practice MFA
Develop your filmmaking craft and create powerful non-fiction films that interrogate the contemporary world.
Creative and Collaborative Enterprise MA
Build your own ethos-driven enterprise with training in anthropology, ethnography, and collaborative creative practice.
Designing Audio Experiences: Art, Science and Production MA
Design compelling audio experiences by combining spatial audio skills with anthropological insight into how humans perceive sound.
Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA
Create original non-fiction films to a professional standard with hands-on training from leading documentary practitioners.
Immersive Factual Storytelling MA
Create immersive VR/AR stories by combining 360 production, spatial audio, coding, and ethics.