Internship with the John Marshall Ju/’hoan Bushman Film and Video Collection

The Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution, is accepting applications for a summer internship with one of the seminal collections of ethnographic film – the John Marshall Ju/’hoan Bushman Film and Video Collection.

Intern will assist in researching information and existing documentation to be used for descriptive cataloging of this unique and important audio-visual collection which documents the Ju/’hoansi of Namibia’s Kalahari Desert from 1950 - 2000.   The intern, under the guidance of the processing archivist, will aid in conforming and improving existing shot logs and content descriptions, and in creating cataloging content descriptions for both outtakes and edited titles in the collection.

This project will involve working with both paper records and film and video elements; certain aspects of the project can be tailored to the intern’s particular interests.  In addition to making the John Marshall collection more accessible for research and use, the intern will gain familiarity with a wide variety of film and video elements and formats, as well as with its fascinating cultural and political content.  No technical experience with film or video is required, only an interest in audio-visual collections, ethnographic film, and/or the history and culture of the Ju/’hoansi.  More information about the Marshall collection is available at:  www.der.org/kalfam  and   www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/whatsnew.htm

Please direct inquiries and applications to:
Pamela Wintle
Senior Archivist
Human Studies Film Archives
Smithsonian Institution
wintlep@si.edu