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In Dogon Country : Marcel Griaule's Journeys through Africa
Title
In Dogon Country : Marcel Griaule's Journeys through Africa / Ampersand Film and Video Tape Productions.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Ampersand Film and Video Tape Productions, [1997]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2012.
Copyright Notice Date
©1997
Physical Description
1streaming video file (55 min.) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 24, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
During the 1920s it became fashionable for European artists and intellectuals to profess an interest in Africa. But a young French anthropologist named Marcel Griaule wanted to do more than follow fashion. Between 1928 and 1933, he mounted two major expeditions-one to Ethiopia and another which crossed the continent from Dakar to Djibouti. The latter adventure lasted two years and offered new ways for Westerners to learn and think about Africa. As this film illustrates, it was during Griaule's second expedition that he befriended the Dogon people of West Africa. Although some of his conclusions about Dogon culture have met with controversy, Griaule's work created a new paradigm of anthropological field work and made immense contributions to modern ethnology. Presented by Griaule's grandson, the film contains a wealth of both archival and present-day materials.
Variant and related titles
Marcel Griaule's Journeys through Africa
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
6 and up.
Contents
Credits: In Dogon Country: Marcel Griaule's Journeys through Africa (0:10)
Introduction (1:23)
Museum (1:57)
Raising Funds from French Public (3:27)
Expedition (1:28)
Observing Dogon Ceremonies (2:41)
Dogon's Recollections of Griaule (2:52)
Incarnation of Grandfather (2:32)
Griaule's Technique (1:37)
Dogon Culture (1:39)
Dogon Pottery and Blacksmiths (2:25)
Heading to Market (2:31)
Symbolic Rituals at Market (1:04)
Masks and Child's Play (2:48)
Fight Rituals (2:04)
Mask Ceremony (3:15)
Griaule's Mask Ceremony Footage (1:13)
Gaining Trust, Receiving Revelation (1:50)
Dogon Conception of Universe (2:53)
Divination Ritual (1:31)
Symbolism in Daily Life (1:55)
Sigi Celebration (1:22)
Building a Dam (1:35)
Clearing Land (1:41)
Preparing for Death (2:08)
Griaule's Death and Funeral (2:52)
Closing Thoughts (1:12)
Credits: In Dogon Country: Marcel Griaule's Journeys through Africa (0:31)
Videorecording number
48991 Infobase
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