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Independent Lens · S11E12 — Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
Season 11 episodes
1. Our DisappearedSep 21, 20092. Butte, AmericaOct 20, 20093. Journals of a Wily SchoolOct 27, 20094. Power PathsNov 3, 20095. D TourNov 10, 20096. No Subtitles Necessary: László and VilmosNov 17, 20097. ObjectifiedNov 24, 20098. Between the FoldsDec 8, 20099. Scenes From a ParishDec 29, 200910. Young@HeartJan 12, 201011. Copyright CriminalsJan 19, 201012. Herskovits at the Heart of BlacknessFeb 2, 201013. P-Star RisingFeb 9, 201014. Mine / HomeFeb 16, 201015. Behind the RainbowFeb 23, 201016. The Eyes of MeMar 2, 201017. Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)Mar 23, 201018. Whatever It TakesMar 30, 201019. Unmistaken ChildApr 7, 201020. Blessed Is the MatchApr 13, 201021. Dirt! The MovieApr 20, 201022. Garbage DreamsApr 27, 201023. Sunshine24. The Horse BoyMay 11, 201025. Project KashmirMay 18, 201026. A Village Called VersaillesMay 25, 201027. Our DisappearedSep 21, 2009
Synopsis
Who has the authority to define your identity? Considered one of the most controversial scholars of our time, Melville Herskovits — a Jewish anthropologist — challenged the norm in the 1940s when he wrote that black culture wasn’t pathological, it was African. Leading a seismic shift in the way African American culture is understood, Herskovits’s work raises ideas that still
