Ethnographic film / by Karl G. Heider.
| Author/creator | Heider, Karl G., 1935- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Rev. ed. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006. |
| Description | xvi, 161 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. 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 -- 2. 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 -- 3. The attributes of ethnographic film -- The attributes -- Additional principles -- The attributes as dimensions -- 4. 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 -- 5. The use of ethnographic films in teaching -- Films and background reading -- Strategies -- Appendix. A brief descriptive catalog of films. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography: p. [123]-142. |
| LCCN | 2006019479 |
| ISBN | 0292714580 |
| ISBN | 9780292714588 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN347 .H44 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |