Can’t Go Native? : Special Film Screening and Conversation Celebrating the Life and Career of David W. Plath (1930-2022)
- Event Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
- Time: 6:30 pm–8:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free
Join us for a special screening of Can’t Go Native?, a 2011 film by David Plath, followed by a conversation with his grandson/film collaborator Isaac Napell (So Long Asleep (external link)) and Illinois colleagues Robert Tierney, Roderick Wilson, and Jason Finkelman.
Can’t Go Native? (external link) takes a personal look at anthropologist Keith Brown’s life-long relationship with the people of Mizusawa in rural Japan over a half a century.
The event is free and open to the public. Friends, families and colleagues are welcome and encouraged to join the conversation.
Film Details
- Produced and directed by David Plath
- 2011
- 56 minutes
Photo credits: Tanya Lee
Contact
For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at spurlock-museum@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-2360
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.