TY - JOUR
AU - Burns, Allan F.
AB - FILM RE VIEWS 233 translator; David Lebrun, editor and associate Throughout the film Sofaer portrays aca- demics as hostile reactionaries, most of them producer; Filiberta May de Medina and Fer- nando Ojeda C., translators; Vicente Vizquez implacably opposed to her discovery. From my Pacho, researcher; Ira R. Abrams and Malcolm own experience as a nonacademic writer in this K. Shuman, consultants: Ira R. Abrams, Juan field, I find her attitude surprising. Most ar- RamBn Bastarrachea M., Beverly N. Chinas, cheoastronomers are forced to pursue their in- Victor Goldkind, Grant D. Jones, Margaret terest as a part-time hobby rather than a full- Mead, Irwin Press, Gary Schlosser, Malcolm K. time academic career. Perhaps for this reason, Shuman, and E. Richard Sorenson, advisory they appear to be an unusually open-minded panel. Four videotapes. 60 minutes each, color. community compared to other scientists. In- Purchase $450 each, $1,200 set of four from deed, it is my impression that most archeo- Hubert L. Smith, Kuxtal Films, PO Box 150, astronomers have accorded a good deal of Selma, OR 97538 (503/597-2142). respect to Sofaer’s discovery and research. The viewpoint of the film seems to admit neither the Allan F. Bums uncertain quality of much 
TI - Living Maya. 1982. Produced and directed by Hubert L. Smith.
JF - American Anthropologist
DO - 10.1525/aa.1984.86.1.02a00840
DA - 1984-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/living-maya-1982-produced-and-directed-by-hubert-l-smith-QMASUjPW2e
SP - 233
EP - 235
VL - 86
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -