Jean Rouch's ethnographic path

Bibliographic Data

ID2162902
AuthorsP Stoller (0000-0002-6987-5708, West Chester University, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume2
Issue3-4
Pages249-263
Publication date1989-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVisual Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-9468 • E-ISSN: 1545-5920
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08949468.1989.9966513
OpenAlexW2072239647
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

This article considers the multiple influences that have shaped Jean Rouch's ethnographic gaze upon the Songhay people of Niger. Marcel Griaule, Rouch's mentor, undoubtedly influenced his student's ethnographic approach to Songhay. But Rouch was equally influenced, I am convinced, by his direct and unforgettable confrontation with the mysteries of the Songhay world. After a discussion of the methodological and theoretical orientations of the Griaule school, I analyze Rouch's major ethnographic work, La Religion et la magie Songhay, focusing upon how Griaulian epistemology and Songhay realities molded the textual presentation. I then discuss several of Rouch's major films-Les Magiciens de Wanzerbé, The Lion Hunters, Les Maîtres Fous, and Tourou et Bitti, placing them within an ethnographic and epistemological context. This analysis leads to a consideration of Rouch's unrecognized contribution to anthropology

Visual anthropology · African history and culture studies · African Studies and Ethnography · Cultural Identity and Heritage

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