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The Shackles of tradition / Central Independent Television ; written and presented by Bruce Dakowski ; produced and directed by Andre Singer.

Penn Museum Library DVD GN21.B56 S43 1990b
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Dakowski, Bruce, screenwriter.
Singer, André, 1945- director, producer.
Central Independent Television, producer.
Films for the Humanities (Firm), distributor.
Series:
Strangers abroad.
Pioneers of social anthropology.
Strangers abroad
Pioneers of social anthropology
Language:
English
Inuktitut
Wakashan languages
Subjects (All):
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Boas, Franz.
Anthropologists--United States--Biography.
Anthropologists.
Kwakiutl Indians.
Manners and customs.
Inuit--Social life and customs.
Inuit.
United States.
British Columbia.
Kwakiutl Indians--British Columbia--Social life and customs.
Anthropology--Fieldwork--History.
Anthropology.
Anthropology--Fieldwork.
History.
Arctic peoples.
Genre:
Biographies.
Biographical television programs.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (52 minutes) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
Title sometimes shown as: Franz Boas : the shackles of tradition
Place of Publication:
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Language Note:
In English with some spoken Inuktitut and Kwakiutl with either spoken translation or English-language subtitles.
System Details:
DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation.
digital optical
full screen (1.33:1)
NTSC
video file DVD-R video region 1
Summary:
Explores the life and career of Franz Boas, from his early fieldwork among the Inuit and the Indians of the Canadian Pacific coast, to his work as the first American social scientist to challenge the notions of racial inferiority prevalent at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Participant:
Franz Boas' voice, Peter Whitman.
Credits:
Camera, Mike Thomson; editor, Chris Christophe; anthropological consultant, Peter Riviere; music, Mark Emney.
Notes:
Originally produced by Central Independent Television in 1985 in two parts, the first dealing with Boas' work at Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, and the second with his work among the peoples of British Columbia and associated islands, notibly the Kwakiutl.
Videodisc. [S.l. : s.n., 2016] DVD-R.
OCLC:
1018293940
Publisher Number:
FFH 2542 Films for the Humanities and Sciences

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