Secret of the wild child / [print]
Subtitle on container: Revealing story of Genie
written, produced and directed by Linda Garmon ; a Nova production by the WGBH/Boston Science Unit in association with BBC-TV, North DakotaR International Hamburg and Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting.
- Full screen.
- [South Burlington, Vermont] : WGBH Educational Foundation, (c)2006.
- 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Based upon A silent childhood by Russ Rymer author of Genie: A scientific tragedy. Special features: Printable materials for educators, access to the Nova website, scene selection.
1. Introduction -- 2. The story begins -- 3. Victor: a case like Genie's -- 4. Can a teenager learn to talk? -- 5. Consequences.
Editor, Alexandra Anthony ; cinematographer, Don Lenzer, Boyd Estus ; sound mix, Richard Bock ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; additional music, Sheldon Mirowitz. Editor, Alexandra Anthony ; cinematographer, Don Lenzer, Boyd Estus ; sound mix, Richard Bock ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; additional music, Sheldon Mirowitz.
Originally broadcast in 1994 as an episode in the television series Nova.
Examines the case of "Genie," a girl whose parents kept her locked in a bedroom in total isolation, until she was discovered in 1970 at age 13. At first, her rehabilitation seemed to be an opportunity to test hypotheses of language acquisition, but disputes about the nature of her disabilities, the intensity of her therapy, and the progress of government funded research turned Genie's case into a sad example of the ethical quandaries of research on human subjects.
9781593756727
WG35989 WGBH
Psycholinguistics--Case studies. Children--Language--Case studies. Sociolinguistics--Case studies. Abused children--Biography.--California Child development deviations. Language acquisition.
Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.