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Anthropology an Attitude and a Life- Frederica de Laguna
About this film
Host Al Page talks with Frederica de Laguna, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Bryn Mawr College and Visiting Lecturer at the Burke Museum and the University of Washington. Professor de Laguna explains her attitude towards anthropology and how it differs as a field of study and research from sociology and history; reflects on her work in Greenland and Alaska, focusing on her field work with the Tlingit discussing kinship groups, matriarchal lines, slaves, changes/adaptations; personal observations. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series Upon reflection.
Directors & creators
University of Washington. Instructional Media Services.
Subjects
De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004, Tlingit Indians, Indians of North America, Eskimos -- Greenland, Anthropology, Upon Reflection
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