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Marjorie Shostak (1945-1996), from Brooklyn (New York), was an anthropologist, author, and teacher. She earned a BA in literature from Brooklyn College. Although she never officially received a degree in anthropology, she is known for her anthropological work with the people of the Kalahari region of southwest Africa. The focus of her work is the gender dynamics within their soceities. Throughout her life, she was a vocal advocate for the women's rights movement. In 1983, she became a research associate at the Institute for Liberal Arts at Emory University.
Contents: 74-29.1 EC - "Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San: a Sampler" (copyright by Marjorie Shostak, Megan Biesele); 74-29.2 EC - "Trance-Dance Music of the Kalahari San: a Sampler" (copyright by Richard Katz, Megan Biesele, Marjorie Shostak).
Notes in documentation file accompany "Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San" (Ethnic Folkways FE 4315) and "Healing Dance Music of the Kalahari San" (Ethnic Folkways FE 4316).
For copies of the complete recordings of the 2 Ethnic Folkways releases, see UWEA collection 2009-2 (Ronald Singer Collection).
Documentation: Photo-copy of album notes.