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An interview with Dr. James R. Hebert
- Title
- An interview with Dr. James R. Hebert / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interviewed by James Briggs Murray.
- Author
- Hebert, James R.
- Publication
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1985.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Disc 2 | Moving image | By appointment only | Sc Visual DVD-1324 Disc 2 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Disc 1 | Moving image | By appointment only | Sc Visual DVD-1324 Disc 1 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 2 videodiscs (54 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Dr. Hebert talks about his life and work as a nutritional epidemiologist and theories about the origin and transmission of AIDS. Youth; education; work in India that was the subject of his master's thesis and Ph. D.; why he switched major to biology; describes trip around the world; why India was locale for his study; work in Uganda as UNICEF nutrition adviser; recommendations made to government of Uganda; reaction; results of work; how he became involved in Haiti project; investigation of connection between pig killing and AIDS in Haiti; questions about U.S. activity in Caribbean and their implications; theory of origin and transmission of AIDS; current approaches to AIDS research; worst case scenario of proposed theory; why gay men are seen as a risk group; availability of Angolan virus; situation in Belle Glade, Fla. and the outbreak of AIDS; theory that environmental factors cause AIDS; high percentage of African Americans with AIDS; connection between living conditions and AIDS; public association of AIDS with Haiti; transmission of AIDS; public misinterpretation of scientific findings and media attention; Haitian refugee question & AIDS issue; recommendation to viewers.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Oral histories.
- Nonfiction films.
- Credits (note)
- Interviewer, James Briggs Murray.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Copyright by New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
- Biography (note)
- Dr. James R. Hebert is a nutritional epidemiologist.
- Call Number
- Sc Visual DVD-1324
- OCLC
- 936214376
- Author
- Hebert, James R., interviewee.
- Title
- An interview with Dr. James R. Hebert / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interviewed by James Briggs Murray.
- Publisher
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1985.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- Digital File Characteristics
- video file DVD
- Credits
- Interviewer, James Briggs Murray.
- Event
- Recorded May 7, 1985. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York.
- Terms Of Use
- Copyright by New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
- Biography
- Dr. James R. Hebert is a nutritional epidemiologist.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Murray, James Briggs, interviewer.Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual DVD-1324