Faculty of Communications and philology

Z7_NQ5E12C0LOF160QDKRNCOGGJA1

Research group

Spanish

Contracampo: Research Group - Audiovisual and Multimedia Creation

Academic Unit: Faculty of Communications and philology

Colombian Ministry of Science

C

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Media and communications

Download Fact Sheet

Strategic Focus

The Contracampo group will continue to establish itself through 2024, both nationally and internationally, as a model for the production and socialization of specialized knowledge, thus operating as a leading and invigorating group for audiovisual research.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Audiovisual representation: forms and meanings.
Historical and socio-cultural studies of audiovisual content.
Dynamics of pedagogy and research - audiovisual creation.
Archaeology and history of technical media.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Ricardo Cedeño Montaña, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in History and Cultural Theory.

Humbolt University of Berlin, Germany.

Coordinator's Email

ricardo.cedeno@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupocontracampo@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Currently, the group is working on a project for the Cinematographic Development Fund (Fondo de Desarrollo Cinematográfico, FDC), a Colombian state entity. Additionally, the group has hosted various academic events in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín campus. Currently, the group is collaborating in an ongoing project with the Universidad de Antioquia, School of Arts and also with the School of Arts [Escuela de Artes] from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín.

Highlighted Projects

Al Sur del Oeste: el Wéstern en Sudamérica. (South of the West: Western in South America).
Al Sur del Oeste y al lado de la frontera: el Wéstern en Colombia y México. (South of the West and Next to the Border: Western in Colombia and Mexico).
Modelo de acompañamiento para emprendimientos culturales y creativos. (Accompaniment Model for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurships).
Cine expandido: el audiovisual multipantalla y multiplataforma. (Expanded Cinema: Multi-screen and Multi-Platform Audiovisual Content).

Key Research Findings

Indómita: Colombia según el cine extranjero. ISBN: 978-958-784-228-9 (Untamed: Colombia according to foreign cinema. ISBN: 978-958-784-228-9)
Portable Moving Images: A Media History of Storage Formats. ISBN: 978-3-11-055288-1
Por el lente de un cinéfago: Antología de cine colombiano. ISBN: 9789587643527 (Through a Cinephagus’ Lens: Anthology of Colombian Cinema. ISBN: 9789587643527)
Introduction. El campo audiovisual latinoamericano: disputas y desafíos. (The Latin American Audiovisual Field: Disputes and Challenges) DOI: https://bit.ly/30VW4rb
El cine que corrompe o exalta: prácticas y discursos de la censura cinematográfica. El caso de Cali, Colombia, 1945-1955. (Films that Pervert or Uplift: Practices and Discourses of Film Censorship. The Case of Cali, Colombia, 1945-1955) DOI: https://bit.ly/2APspVZ
María, de Grau, en el contexto cinematográfico colombiano: "María está rara” (María, from Grau, in the Colombian Cinematic Context: "María está rara”) DOI: https://bit.ly/2ASqbFf
Encoding Color: Between Perception and Signal DOI: https://bit.ly/3eBOaq0

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Expert advice on the design, analysis, and development of research–creation projects at a graduate level.
Expert advice for state entities and the community on the study, creation, and execution of audiovisual and multimedia projects.