by Jo Ella Straley
French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss died last Friday at his home in Paris. By way of remembering the man and his work, here is an hour-long documentary--originally broadcast November 27, 1980--that explores his ideas about culture using a lot of complicated sound mixes. It's called "A Question of Place." From NPR, 1980 edition.
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