Karl Heider (born January 21, 1935) is an American visual anthropologist.
Life and education Heider was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. Heider is the son of psychologists Fritz and Grace (née Moore) Heider. He had two brothers; John and Stephan.
After spending two years at Williams College, Heider transferred to Harvard College where he earned his B.A. in anthropology. Heider then spent a year touring Asia on a Sheldon Traveling Fellowship provided by Harvard. Returning to Harvard in 1958, Heider went on to earn an M.A. in 1959 and Ph.D. in 1966.Karl Heider, University of South Carolina
He was married to the psychologist Eleanor Rosch with whom he studied the Dani people. The couple divorced in the late 1970s.
Career Heider's work ranged from psychological anthropology to visual anthropology.Karl Heider, University of South Carolina
It has included going into the West Papua region in the 1960s and 1990s,The Dugum Dani: A Papuan Culture in the Highlands of West New Guinea. Aldine Publishing. Grand Valley Dani: Peaceful Warriors (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology). Wadsworth Publishing (3rd ed.). as well as producing works on ethnographic film making and writing on Indonesian cinema.
Filmography Tikal (1961) Dani Sweet Potatoes (1974) Dani Houses (1974)
See also Visual anthropology Seeing Anthropology written by Karl G. Heider Rashomon effect
External links Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 30th June 2007 (video)
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