Tracking the pale fox : studies on the Dogon.

This film tells with verve and a touch of self-irony the history of research on the Dogon since the famous 1931 expedition of Marcel Griaule. The film establishes the original expedition in the context of French anthropology at the time. Jean Rouch, celebrated filmmaker and less known as an anthropo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Heusch, Luc de (Director), Rouch, Jean (Interviewer, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:This edition in French and English.
Published: London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1983.
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This film tells with verve and a touch of self-irony the history of research on the Dogon since the famous 1931 expedition of Marcel Griaule. The film establishes the original expedition in the context of French anthropology at the time. Jean Rouch, celebrated filmmaker and less known as an anthropologist on the Dogon, narrates part of the story, and interviews Dogon elders and veteran expedition-member, Germaine Dieterlen.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (48 min.).
Playing Time:00:48:24