DiD Special #2 – Polyphony: a Metamodernist Grand Narrative for Digital Documentary

In this episode – which is based on a live recording of a talk
within the context of the lecture series "Digital documentary
practices. Topical paradigm shifts in negotiating 'the Real'",
Judith Aston outlines her latest thinking around polyphony and
multi-perspectivity. Linking it to her work of over thirty years
with interactive media in the fields of creative media practice,
documentary and visual anthropology, she introduces the concept of
metamodernism into discourses on interactive narrative and
discusses it in a wider public. In her inspiring presentation –
followed by a lively Q & A session –, Judith explains why
metamodernism can be useful to engage with complexity and
uncertainty in documentary making, how it helps us to overcome
simplistic binary thinking and why it prepares us to tackle future
challenges.