Bronislaw Malinowski
The story of Bronislaw Malinowski is one of the greatest tales in anthropology. Almost a 100 years ago his short visit to some remote islands in Papua New Guinea, turned into a four-year odyssee. Here Malinowski started a revolution in anthropology. He left behind the colonial settlements, to live with the natives. His experience would overturn the victorian notion of the simple savage, and transform the way we look at our own society. But with the publication of his private diaries in 1967, a complex truth about the man began to come out. Who really was Malinowski? And what drove him to become the founder and hero of modern social anthropology?
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comment #1866 PariNama
I enjoyed the documentary. I didn't know much about Malinowski before and this was a nice informative introduction.
reply | permalinkcomment #1485 Chris Lundgren
I enjoyed it very much. The study of anthropology is the study of humans, good, bad or indifferent. The contradictions of his life take us to a deeper level. It made me think, "why as humans we do what we do"? What drives us? We are all driven by something, some things good, some bad and others, time will tell. Whatever his motives, he changed our view on the world. I find it hard to judge someone from 1918 from 2009, I was not there. I grew up in a very different light. The growth of education and enlightenment changed my view from those of earlier generations. He, even reluctantly, had a part in that. Very insightful video.
reply | permalinkcomment #1252 Manicardi
It is an insightful outlook on the origins of modern anthropology and a frank and scrutinised analysis of its architect, Bronislaw Malinowski.
reply | permalinkcomment #888 lavalson
what a boring condescending arrogant poor excuse for a human being he was. And the documentary is as boring as he was. Yawnnnnn............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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