A Tool Supporting Annotation and Analysis of Videos

Reconfigurations. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Religion in a Postsecular Society

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Since the early 1990s, the Institute of Fundamental Theology of Graz University has investigated the relationship between theology and media, especially film, in the context of its research focus Theology – Aesthetics – Visual Arts – Film – Culture. It is also a member of the International Research Group Film and
Theology. An important focus of its research has been the detailed analysis of videos with respect to religious symbols. In addition, it explores the relationship between media and society, media and the construction of reality, the rise of the religious in media society, and the body as a site for religious experiences in films. Research in this area is not only performed by Graz University but also on an international level. Several well-known academics and institutions, for instance, are Peter Horsfield, an Australian theologian, Stewart Hoover and the research center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, or the Center for Religion and Media at New York University. In order to effectively perform research in the area of theology and video (film), efficient video annotation tools are needed.

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