Herskovits at the heart of blackness [videorecording] / Vital Pictures, ITVS ; directed and produced by Lllewellyn M. Smith ; producer & director of research, Vincent Brown ; executive producer, Christine Herbes-Sommers.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
[Widescreen version].
Publisher:
California Newsreel,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Interviewees: K. Anthony Appiah, Lee D. Baker, Vincent Brown, Johnnetta Cole, Jean Herskovits Corry, Jerry Gershenhorn, Gelya Frank, Mae Ngai.
Summary:
This documentary traces the career of Melville J. Herskovits, the pioneering American anthropologist of African Studies and controversial intellectual who established the first African Studies Center at an American university and authored The Myth of the Negro Past. Rarely seen archival footage, provocative animation, and unique photo montage re-enactments propel the story and interviews from leading scholars of race and culture forward.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)319068381
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.