An edition of Ethnographic film (1976)

Ethnographic film

Rev. ed.
Ethnographic film
Karl G. Heider, Karl G. Heider
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An edition of Ethnographic film (1976)

Ethnographic film

Rev. ed.

"Even before Robert Flaherty released Nanook of the North in 1922, anthropologists were producing films about the lifeways of native peoples for a public audience, as well as for research and teaching. Ethnographic Film (1976) was one of the first books to provide a comprehensive introduction to this field of visual anthropology, and it quickly became the standard reference. In this new edition, Karl G. Heider thoroughly updates Ethnographic Film to reflect developments in the field over the three decades since its publication, focusing on the work of four seminal filmmakers-Jean Rouch, John Marshall, Robert Gardner, and Timothy Asch. He begins with an introduction to ethnographic film and a history of the medium. He then considers many attributes of ethnographic film, including the crucial need to present "whole acts," "whole bodies," "whole interactions," and "whole people" to preserve the integrity of the cultural context. Heider also discusses numerous aspects of making ethnographic films, from ethics and finances to technical considerations such as film versus video and preserving the filmed record. He concludes with a look at using ethnographic film in teaching"--From publisher description.

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Cover of: Ethnographic Film
Ethnographic Film
November 1, 2006, University of Texas Press
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2006, University of Texas Press
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1976, University of Texas Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Toward a definition : the nature of the category "ethnographic film"
The nature of ethnography
The differing natures of ethnography and film
"Truth" in film and ethnography
A history of ethnographic film. Background factors
Prehistory : the explorers
Grass
Scripted fictional films
Bateson and Mead in Bali and New Guinea
Jean Rouch
John Marshall
Robert Gardner
Timothy Asch
University of California American Indian Series
The Netsilik Eskimo Project
Australia
The natives' view
Institutionalization of ethnographic film
The attributes of ethnographic film. The attributes
Additional principles
The attributes as dimensions
Making ethnographic film. The ethics of ethnographic filmmaking
An ethnographic film must be based on ethnographic understanding
An ethnographic film must exploit the visual potential of film
Whole bodies, whole interactions, and whole people in whole acts
Division of labor
The meaning of real collaboration
An ethnographic film cannot stand by itself
Ethnographic films from research footage
Preservation of the film record
The use of ethnographic films in teaching Films and background reading
Strategies
Appendix. A brief descriptive catalog of films.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154) and index.

Includes filmography: p. [123]-142.

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Library of Congress
GN347 .H44 2006, GN347.H44 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 161 p. ;
Number of pages
161

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Open Library
OL23241801M
ISBN 10
0292714580
ISBN 13
9780292714588
LCCN
2006019479
OCLC/WorldCat
70158399
Library Thing
1048546
Goodreads
1017279

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