Description: Originally published in 1972, this pioneering book has become a classic in visual anthropology. Worth and Adair set out to answer the question, What would happen if someone from a culture that makes and uses motion pictures taught people who have never made or used motion pictures to do so for the first time? They taught filmmaking and editing to a group of six Navajos in Pine Springs, Arizona. This book explains what happened, what they and the Navajos said and thought about what happened, and how they analyzed the films in a cultural context. The films, still available for rent, are described in detail and illustrated with still photographs, giving the reader an opportunity to see through the eyes of people from a different cultural background.Richard Chalfen, a research assistant on the original project in 1966, has updated the book with a thorough discussion of the impo…condition info: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have light markings on pages. Former library copy.
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EAN: 9780826317711
Book Title: Through Navajo Eyes : an Exploration in Film Communication and Anthropology
Number of Pages: 380 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publication Year: 1996
Item Height: 1.1 in
Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Sol Worth, John. Adair
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
