The Indonesian Psychological Consortium (Konsorsium Psikologi Indonesia/KPI) recently held a workshop titled “Visual Techniques in Psychological Anthropology” and a screening of the film TAJEN: INTERACTIVE last Friday (9/6) in Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Faculty of Psychology. Both events brought in Robert Lemelson, Ph.D., who is a psychological and visual anthropologist based in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and also an ethnography film director. Lemelson has been delving into the world of Visual Psychological Anthropology (VPA) for approximately 20 years and has won many awards for his films about psychology and culture in Indonesia. In the film screening and in the workshop, Lemelson talked about the concept of VPA and its application in research and movies about cultures present in Indonesia. read more

The 4.0 industrial revolution is the background that inspired CICP to hold this event. It can’t be denied that the 4.0 industrial revolution has started to change the fabric of people’s lives, and technological advancements are no exceptions. Big data is one of the tangible manifestations of technology. Big data is a new technology in the world of information technology that enables fast processing, storing, and analysis of large amounts of data. The opportunities opened by big data can be utilized to sustain the development of scientific knowledge in this era. read more