Applying Anthropology with Young Migrants. Workshop of Anthropology and Photography (case study) - Cristina Santinho

The project called “Workshop on Anthropology and Photography” (WAF) is related the work done during 8 months, from March to September 2023, in a small town near Lisbon (Portugal) in a public primary and secondary school, with a particular characteristic: being a multicultural school, attended by children of many nationalities other than Portuguese, with a high number of immigrants and refugees (migrants).It uses the scientific line of Applied Anthropology (AA), not just a branch or specialization of anthropology, but the epistemological principles, methodologies, and objectives through which the anthropologist deals with his or her subject of interest, whether it’s in the field of medical anthropology, visual anthropology, or the anthropology of human rights, for example.The aim of this school project was to directly respond to newly arrived children and youth’s needs, regarding enabling them to integrate into the school environment, in terms of autonomy, trust in the school institutions and wellbeing, trust in other colleagues and support for building multicultural and pro-diversity contexts.A text by Cristina Santinhohttps://theanthro.art/applying-anthropology-with-young-migrants-workshop-of-anthropology-and-photography-case-study/