Independent Lens | HERSKOVITS AT THE HEART OF BLACKNESS ...

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/herskovits Using photo-montage recreations, interviews, animation, original field footage and recordings, the film examines the forgotten legacy of Melville Herskovits. The controversial Jewish anthropologist's writings in the 40s and 50s challenged widely-held assumptions about race and culture by insisting we look at the world through each other's lives and histories.

HERSKOVITS AT THE HEART OF BLACKNESS premieres February 2, 2010 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.
Visit the Web site for more:http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/herskovits

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Film & Animation

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• PBS
• Independent
• Lens
• documentaries
• anthropology
• African
• American
• culture
• racism
• blackness

[harlemw651]

Looks interesting...I'll be tuning in!!!

[k592walker]

Me too!

[ArtLoversStudio18]

Professor Herskovits was responsible for the first African American studies department at any American University. His book Myth of The Negro Past should be required reading. Again.