Margaret Mead : a portrait by a friend

Collection

Identifier: Film Collection no. 208

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

French filmmaker Jean Rouch interviews AMNH anthropologist Margaret Mead. Mead speaks about her personal history, her family, her influences and mentors, and her field work in Bali, New Guinea, and Manus (also known as Great Admiralty Island). Mead and Rouch walk through the AMNH Hall of Pacific Peoples, and she discusses her theories about museum exhibits. They also visit the Dept. of Anthropology specimen storage area. Towards the conclusion of her interview, Mead considers the history of anthropology and speculates on its future role in building new cultures.

Dates

1978

Language of Materials

English

Extent

1 Film Reel (28 minutes) : sound, color ; 16 mm.

1 Videocassette (U-Matic (28 minutes)) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

U-matic (copy 1), Betacam SP (copies 2-3), VHS (copies 4-6). Copies have call number MM-6.

General

Original format: 16 mm. print.

General

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1193938

General

Jean Rouch, filmmaker; John Marshall, sound; Emile de Brigard, producer; Claire Richie, editor; Eliot Tarlin, additional sound; Herb Fuller and Craig Johnson, additional photography; Blackstone-Shelburg [Inc.] and Gregory Bateson, still photography; Tom Joshlin, Sue Marshall-Cabezas, and Milbry Polk, production assistants; acknowledgements to the Documentary Educational Resource and the University Film Study Center.