Television and anthropology: an unhappy marriage?

This paper surveys ethnographic film as it has been presented over the years on British television, particularly in the <em>Disappearing World</em> series. A detailed criticism leads to the conclusion that anthropologists should not place too much faith in the kind of films that are pres...

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主要作者: Banks, M
其他作者: Commission on Visual Anthropology
格式: Journal article
語言:English
出版: Routledge 1994
主題:
實物特徵
總結:This paper surveys ethnographic film as it has been presented over the years on British television, particularly in the <em>Disappearing World</em> series. A detailed criticism leads to the conclusion that anthropologists should not place too much faith in the kind of films that are presented for the general public on television. The involvement of anthropologists in these productions has often amounted to a less-than-happy marriage.