Sorosoro – October 28, 2011 Claude Lévi-Strauss, two years already

Sorosoro – October 28, 2011
Claude Lévi-Strauss, two years already

A leading figure of 20th century thought, Claude Lévi-Strauss, who brought a revolution to the world of anthropology, passed away on October 30, 2009. This week we pay a tribute to one of the greatest defenders of diversity.

News

Françoise Héritier, professor emeritus at the Collège de France, knew Lévi-Strauss well and succeeded him. She has granted us the honor of an interview unveiling not only the reflection of the famous scholar, but also a sensitive and benevolent human being.

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Blog

Still in Amazonia, anthropologist Elsa Gomez tells us about her work as a field linguist, “the most abiding experience of her life”. She also tells us about languages of the Tukano family and their speakers’ way of life, with an unusual marriage system according to which father and mother always speak different languages, and all children are at least bilingual…

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Soropedia

The languages we’re offering to discover this week are languages from the Amazon region that Claude Lévi-Strauss was most certainly familiar with: Northern Nambiquara, Southern Nambiquara, Sabanê, Bororo, Kadiwéu, and Parintintin.

Videos this week>

With the Kanak in New Caledonia

Far from the Amazon rainforest, we’re here in the New Caledonian highlands where Marcel Até tells us, in Xârâcùù, about the tough living conditions of farmers who dwell on these rough lands, conditions made even more difficult with the sudden introduction of pesticides, and fire ants…

See video, produced in collaboration with the Kanak Languages Academy.

In Spanish, with the Akele from Gabon – last and final

Like every week, another set of freshly subtitled videos in Akele for our Spanish-speaking followers: the Tale of the Upstream God and the Downstream God, a Story on Slavery, the Chinese at Lake Oguémoué, Bodyparts, and… insults!