In the Module 2 Lecture 1 session, Dr. Zamzam delivered a lecture on the multisensory ethnographic approach in the digital era, particularly in anthropological research. Anthropological studies focus on the social construction of the senses, especially sensory perception in the process of socialization, which is not limited to merely physical or bodily perception. These socially constructed sensory perceptions have implications for the affective dimensions of individuals. In this context, the term affect refers to a general category of emotions and sensations that influence how we perceive and act upon the world, and it should be understood within the framework of social action. read more

Monday (21/07) — In a thought-provoking session of the 2025 Summer Course “Beyond Boundaries” hosted by CICP, psychology and culture came under fresh light with a lecture by renowned scholar Dr. Muhammad Zamzam Fauzanafi, M.A, delivered a lecture on the multisensory ethnographic approach in the digital era, particularly in anthropological research. Anthropological studies focus on the social construction of the senses, especially sensory perception in the process of socialization, which is not limited to merely physical or bodily perception. These socially constructed sensory perceptions have implications for the affective dimensions of individuals. In this context, the term affect refers to a general category of emotions and sensations that influence how we perceive and act upon the world, and it should be understood within the framework of social action. read more