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==Overview== |
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Robert Lemelson is a cultural anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker. Lemelson received his M.A. from the University of Chicago and Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Lemelson's area of specialty is Southeast-Asian studies, psychological anthropology and transcultural psychiatry. He specializes in [[transcultural psychiatry]], Southeast Asian Studies, and psychological and medical anthropology. He currently is a research anthropologist in the Semel Institute of Neuroscience UCLA, and a adjunct professor of Anthropology at UCLA. is scholarly work has appeared in numerous journals and books. |
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Lemelson is also the president of the Foundation for Psychocultural Research, a research foundation that supports work integrating the social and neurosciences. Lemelson founded [[Elemental Productions]] in 2008, a documentary production company, and has directed and produced several ethnographic films. |
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==Select Publications== |
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* "Anak PKI!: Multigenerational Trauma in a Javanese boy" by Lemelson, R., Ng, Emily and Supartini, N. in Worthman, C., Plotsky, P., Schecter, D. and Cummings C. Formative Experiences: The Interaction of Caregiving, Culture, and Developmental Psychobiology Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
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* "Children and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" by Lemelson, R. in Shweder, R. et.al. Ed. Chicago Companion to the Child. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. |
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* "Cultural Formulation of Psychiatric Diagnoses: The Spirits, Penyakit Ngeb and the Social Suppression of Memory: A Complex Clinical Case from Bali". Lemelson R, Suryani L.K. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry. 30(3): 389-413, 2006 |
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* "Epilogue: Trauma and the Vicissitudes of Interdisciplinary Integration" by Kirmayer, L, Lemelson, R., Barad, M. in Kirmayer, L, Lemelson, R., Barad, M. eds. Understanding Trauma: Integrating Cultural, Psychological and Biological Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2007 |
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* "Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Traditional Healing in Indonesia: The Question of Efficacy" by Lemelson, R. in Maldonado, M. ed. Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers: Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health. London, UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. |
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* "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Bali: The Cultural Shaping of a Neuropsychiatric Disorder." Lemelson, R. Transcultural Psychiatry. 4(30) 377-408, 2003 |
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* "Strange Maladies". Lemelson, R. December 2001 Psychology Today |
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* "Traditional Healing and it's Discontents: Efficacy and Traditional Therapies of Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Bali". Lemelson R. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 18(1): 48-76, 2004 |
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* "Trauma in Context: Integrating Biological, Clinical and Cultural Perspectives" by Lemelson, R., Kirmayer, L, Barad, M. in Kirmayer, L, Lemelson, R., Barad, M. eds. Understanding Trauma: Integrating Cultural, Psychological and Biological Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
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* "Understanding Trauma: Integrating Cultural, Psychological and Biological Perspectives". Kirmayer, L, Lemelson, R., Barad, M. eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
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==Filmography== |
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|''[[40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy]]'' || Documentary Feature || 2009 || ''40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy'' is the first documentary to explore the personal effects of the mass killings 500,000 to over a million people in Indonesia in 1965-66. The film follows the testimonies of four individuals and their families as they break their silence for the first time. || 96 min |
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|''Shadows and Illuminations'' || Documentary Short || 2010 || ''Shadows and Illuminations'' is part of the ''[[Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia]] - Volume 1: Psychotic Disorder''. The film follows Nyoman Kereta and explores how non-normative mental events and behavior, including auditory and visual hallucinations, can be understood or interpreted in multiple ways outside the confines of western psychiatric diagnosis. || 35 min |
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|''Memory of My Face'' || Documentary Short || 2011 || ''Memory of My Face'' is part of the ''Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 1: Psychotic Disorder''. The film follows Bambang Rudjito and illustrates how the residues of colonialism and the pervasive influence of globalization affects the subjective experience of mental illness. || 22 min |
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|''Ritual Burdens'' || Documentary Short || 2011 || ''Ritual Burdens'' is part of the ''Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 1: Psychotic Disorder''. The film follows Ni Ketut Kasih and questions how communal spiritual obligations may be folded into personal schemas of stress to trigger episodes of mental illness || 25 min |
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|''The Bird Dancer'' || Documentary Short || 2010 || ''The Bird Dancer'' is part of the ''Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 2: Neuropsychiatric Disorders''. The film follows Gusti Ayu Suartini and focuses on the social stigma of neuropsychiatric disorder and the human suffering it entails. || 40 min |
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|''Family Victim'' || Documentary Short || 2010 || ''Family Victim'' is part of the ''Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 2: Neuropsychiatric Disorders''. The film follows Estu Wardhani and examines the bi-directional influences between an individual considered to have a disruptive or troublesome personality and his social world. || 38 min |
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| ''Kites & Monsters'' || Documentary Short || 2011 || ''Kites & Monsters'' is part of the ''Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 2: Neuropsychiatric Disorders''. The film follows Wayan Yoga from boyhood to manhood and discovers the influential and protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric processes. || 22 min |
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|''Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java'' || Documentary Short || 2012 || ''Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java'' is a film about Jathilan, a folk dance practiced for centuries in Java that uses the power of music and dance to channel powerful and sometimes terrifying forces.|| 27 min |
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==Articles== |
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*[http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/PRN-10-questions-for-robert-lemelson-80497.aspx UCLA Today-10 Questions for Robert Lemelson] |
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*[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/2/20/breaking-from-the-silence-i-want/ The Harvard Crimson, "Breaking from the 'Silence'"] |
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*[http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/justAdded/breaking-the-40-year-silence-about-the-anti-communist-purge/274572 Jakarta Globe, "Breaking the 40-Year Silence About the Anti-Communist Purge"] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Dl2xvsB20 Voice of America Interview with Director Robert Lemelson] |
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*[http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/1965-mass-killings-erased-from-history-scholars-say/313313 Jakarta Globe, "1965 Mass Killings Erased From History, Scholars Say"] |
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*[http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/1965-mass-killings-erased-from-history-scholars-say/313313 Jakarta Globe, "1965: Giving Voice to the Silenced Past"] |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3199649/ Robert Lemelson (IMDB)] |
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* [http://www.40yearsofsilence.com 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy (Official Website)] |
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* [http://www.afflictionsfilmseries.com Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia Film Series (Official Website)] |
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* [http://www.jathilanfilm.com Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java (Official Website)] |
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* [http://www.der.org/films/filmmakers/robert-lemelson.html Documentary Educational Resources (Educational Distributor's Website)] |
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==References== |
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