Barbara Myerhoff | |
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| Born | Barbara Gay Siegel February 16, 1935 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1985 (aged 49) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, filmmaker |
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Lee Myerhoff
(m. 1954; div. 1982) |
Barbara Myerhoff (February 16, 1935 – January 7, 1985) was an American anthropologist, filmmaker, and founder of the Center for Visual Anthropology at the University of Southern California.[1] Throughout her career as an anthropologist, Barbara Myerhoff contributed to major methodological trends which have since become standards of social cultural anthropology. These methods include reflexivity, narrative story telling, and anthropologists' positioning as social activists, commentaries, and critics whose work extends beyond the academy.
- ^ Andrews, Susan (23 October 2009). "Legends Asch and Myerhoff Inspire A New Generation of Visual Anthropologists". USC Dornsife. University of Southern California.