Monday, September 14, 2009

Word Study: Ethnographic

In one part of the reading they spoke about ethnographic films, and I wanted some more information about what an ethnographic film is, so I chose that as my word this week.

ethnography |eθˈnägrəfē|nounthe scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.DERIVATIVESethnographer |-fər| nounethnographic |ˌeθnəˈgrafik| adjectiveethnographical |ˌeθnəˈgrafikəl| adjectiveethnographically |ˌeθnəˈgrafik(ə)lē| adverb
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  1. Citizen Jane Film FestivalOctober 25, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    Sam, do you think you would describe Vertov's film as "ethnographic"?

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