“Anthropology and the Study of Humanity” S:1 E:18 Art and Visual Anthropology

S:1 E:18 Art and Visual Anthropology Until recently, Westerners understood art in terms of progress, with non-Western art as somehow “primitive.” Survey the changing views toward world art throughout the 20th century and the role of art in anthropology. Then turn to explore the benefits and challenges that film brings to ethnographic studies.