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This DVD examines the similarities between syphilis
and AIDS. It looks at the epidemic of syphilis in 16thcentury Italy and the treatment of syphilis and AIDS
in the gay community in the 1970’s. The program
explains that syphilis has reemerged among poor
populations in major cities and discusses the ways
in which both epidemics are perpetuated by drug
use and prostitution.
DVD / 52 min / 1994 / #39BD6703 - $299
India: Medical Tourism
This DVD examines India’s booming health industry
and the growing medical tourism business in the
country. It emphasizes the disparity between the
prospering private sector of medicine and the often
neglected healthcare of ordinary citizens.
Shamanism: An Ancient Tradition
This program delves into the world of shamanism,
which focuses on knowing through direct perception rather than cognition. It discusses shamanic
medicine, exploring its healing practices that involve contacting spirits through trance-like states
of consciousness, and features such experts as
shamans, ritualistic dancers, and anthropologists
who investigate this form of traditional healing and
contrast it with Western medicine.
DVD / 39 min / 1998 / #39BD3871 - $159
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6732 - $318
Healthcare Casualties:
The Underinsured Mentally Ill
Source
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DVD / 23 min / 2007 / #39BD6708 - $209
DVD / 25 min / 2007 / #39BD6701 - $149
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DVD / 23 min / 2003 / #39BD3937 - $129
Shamanism: An Ancient Tradition
Archaeology
This DVD examines the features and structures of
human language and considers the role of descriptive linguists in the study of language. It focuses on
the efforts of the Native American Serrano tribe to revitalize their dying cultural traditions and language. The
DVD covers ethnolinguistics and sociolinguistics. c
This DVD explores the methods of archaeology,
including site reconnaissance, excavation, classification, dating, and the interpretation of materials.
It discusses such specific tools as aerial photography,
electromagnetic detection, and carbon-14 dating.
Digital Archaeology
Applied Anthropology
This DVD explains how archaeologists use such advanced digital technologies as three-dimensional
terrain maps, laser pantographs, and satellite data
to explore the architecture of antiquity.
This DVD defines applied anthropology and
shows how it can be used in the subdisciplines
of physical, cultural, linguistic, and archaeological
anthropology. It provides examples of anthropology’s­
practical application in such areas as healthcare, language preservation, and forensics. c
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DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4990 - $149
Anthropologists at Work:
Careers Making a Difference
This program examines the work of anthropologists
in many fields, such as government, human services­,
manufacturing, retail, research, and policy.
DVD / 36 min / 1993 / #39BD1576 - $109
Margaret Mead:
An Observer Observed
Featuring archival footage and interviews, this documentary profiles Margaret Mead; considers her roles
as scientist, adventurer, and international celebrity;
and shows how her ideas helped shape the human
self-concept. Exploring the controversies and accomplishments of Mead’s life, it considers her pioneering
studies of sexuality in Samoa and New Guinea and
covers the television appearances of her later years.
DVD / 85 min / 1996 / #39BD6437 - $299
DVD / 16 min / 2008 / #39BD5107 - $119
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6689 - $358
The Man Who Discovered Egypt
This program explores the achievements of
Flinders Petrie, who unearthed ancient Egypt’s
prehistoric roots and conducted the first mathematical analysis of the architecture of the pyramids.
The DVD features Chris Naunton of the Egypt Exploration Society, who travels to key sites of Petrie’s
discoveries and looks at Petrie’s work journals.
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DVD / 52 min / 2012 / #39BD6843 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6888 - $338
Etruscan Odyssey:
Expanding Archaeology
This program explores the history of the Etruscan
civilization. It follows archaeologist P. Gregory
Warden­as he searches the hilltops of Italy for clues
of the Etruscans. The DVD considers how Warden
­attempts to reconstruct daily life in Etruria through
the restoration of ancient artifacts.
This program explores the life and career of Melville J.
Herskovits, who was a pioneering American anthropologist of African studies and is considered one of
the most controversial intellectuals of the 20th century. It traces Herskovits’s development as a scholar,
looks at anthropology as a study of race, and discusses­
his conflicts with African-American scholars. c
DVD / 57 min / 2009 / #39BD5988 - $209
Origin of Species: Charles Darwin
This DVD explores Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of
Species, examines evolutionary theory from its beginnings with Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, and considers­the
ways in which political leaders have twisted Darwinian theory for political gain. Discovery Enterprises. c
DVD / 50 min / 2005 / #39BD4126 - $119
Exploring the dialects of Boston Brahmins, Louisiana teenagers, and Texas cowboys, this program
offers commentaries on U.S. society. It examines attitudes that Americans hold about accents and dialects and emphasizes the diversity surrounding the
English language in the U.S. Contains strong language. Peabody Award.
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This DVD explores the economic systems of several
societies and considers the central roles that reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange play in
the distribution of goods. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4986 - $149
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Religious Diversity in America
Tribal Religions
In this program, Hans Küng travels to Australia to investigate the religious beliefs of modern Aborigines,
journeys to Africa to gain insights into tribal culture
through modern rites, and examines the influences
of Christian missionaries on tribal societies.
DVD / 56 min / 1999 / #39BD5040 - $159
Shaker Town:
A More Perfect Order
Examining the Shaker lifestyle, which was centered
on faith, hard work, and equality, this DVD uses reenactments, archival footage, and interviews with
experts to illuminate the ideals of the United Society of Believers. It also looks at Shaker communities,
crafts, and architecture and discusses the ways in
which societal changes affected this group. c
Blessings:
The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns
of Tibet
DVD / 56 min / 1987 / #39BD6372 - $289
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6874 - $578
Being Myself:
Bilingualism and Identity
In this program, three bilingual and bicultural
women of Japanese descent discuss their experiences with language and identity and consider
the ways in which culture has influenced both.
A Still Small Voice:
Mysticism and Religious
Understanding
This program explores the history and significance
of mysticism in Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam. It features interviews with anthropologists and religious leaders and compares major
world religions.
In this program, diversity specialist Norine Dresser outlines differences in behaviors among nonU.S. cultures and introduces multicultural manners.
The program covers such topics as greetings, shaking
hands, physical contact between the sexes, eye contact, smiling, embracing, and eating; considers the
norms, taboos, and gender issues surrounding gestures from an array of cultures; and emphasizes that
acceptable behavior varies among cultures.
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DVD / 96 min / 2009 / #39BD6668 - $139
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6698 - $278
In this program, Alice Roberts examines the development from Australopithecus to Homo erectus
to demonstrate what the modern skeleton reveals
about human evolution. The DVD also considers
the role of bipedalism in the emergence of Homo
sapiens and explores such topics as the purpose of
under arm hair and whether back pain is the result
of simply standing up. c
DVD / 52 min / 2011 / #39BD6710 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6722 - $338
Origins of Us: Brains
Macroevolution
DVD / 52 min / 2011 / #39BD6711 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6723 - $338
This program examines macroevolution and related
processes. It identifies the characteristics that distinguish a species; explores two taxonomy systems;
and provides examples of homologies, analogies,
and ancestral and derived traits. The DVD also explains the biological species and ecological species
concepts, highlights the challenges associated with
recognizing fossil species, and discusses continental drift and its effects. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4979 - $149
Primatology
This DVD describes the ancestral mammalian traits
and derived traits of primates. It covers evolutionary
trends, locomotor patterns and their morphological
correlations, taxonomic classification, distinguishing features of prosimians and monkeys, and the
superfamily Hominoidea. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4830 - $149
Primate Behavior
This DVD explains how behavioral patterns of
nonhuman primates relate to human behavior
and evolution. It covers such topics as the relationships among social structure, social organization, and
reproductive success; affiliative and aggressive behaviors; and non-human language and culture. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4977 - $149
More Evidence and
Human Evolution
This program discusses human evolution and
­explores inheritance in light of such evolutionary­
­evidence as the fossil record and biochemical,
­reproductive, embryological, and behavioral
homology.
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4380 - $149
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6871 - $298
Patterns of Adaptation
This program explores the ways in which humans
adapt to environmental challenges. It features experts who explain the difference between acclimatization and adaptation and includes such examples
as skin color function, high-altitude adaptations,
and responses to heat and cold stressors. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4987 - $149
Patterns of Variation
Debunking the concept of race, this DVD defines polymorphisms and explains how their
presence in human genotypes causes differences in
phenotypic variation. It also shows how human
variation reflects adaptation to environment. c
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Origins of Us: Guts
In this program, Alice Roberts explains how the
search for food by human beings’ ancestors has
influenced the way modern men and women look
and behave. Roberts visits hunter-gatherers in Tanzania and investigates what type of diet human
beings are designed for. The DVD also discusses
whether or not men and women were meant to be
monogamous. c
DVD / 52 min / 2011 / #39BD6704 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6724 - $338
Homo sapiens and
the Upper Paleolithic
This DVD explores the technological, artistic, and
geographical expansion of the Cro-Magnons during the Upper Paleolithic era. It also shows how the
cognitive capacity of the Homo sapiens facilitated
their survival. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4984 - $149
Are We Still Evolving?
Featuring Alice Roberts, this DVD considers
the ways in which technology may be driving
human evolution. It looks at research studies regarding recent changes in the human genome and
technology-induced alterations in the development
of plant and animal species. The program also examines the significant role of disease in evolution
and discusses the possibility that human beings
could evolve into two distinct species. c
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DVD / 50 min / 2011 / #39BD6302 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6495 - $338
DVD / 26 min / 2010 / #39BD5697 - $129
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6875 - $258
DVD / 40 min / 1985 / #39BD5641 - $199
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6678 - $398
Subsistence Systems &
Food Production
Subsistence Systems
This DVD examines three subsistence patterns:
foraging, horticulture/agriculture, and pastoralism. It covers such topics as the role of adaptation in
cultural survival; emphasizes the importance of gender
roles, food sharing, and egalitarianism in foraging societies; looks at technologies used in agriculture and horticulture; and considers the impacts of urbanization. c
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DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4834 - $149
Food Domestication and
the Emergence of Cities
This program explores the ways in which accelerated rates of cultural change in early human history
spurred human innovation and transformed daily life.
It examines the radical cultural shift in the Neolithic
period that led to domesticating plants and animals
and setting up permanent residences. The DVD also
explains cultural changes that marked the differences between village life and urban settlements. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4831 - $149
Did Cooking Make Us Human?
This program presents theories that cooking fostered
a series of changes that shaped humans’ physical and
mental abilities. It presents evidence that hunting
and using fire occurred at an earlier point in human
evolution than previously thought. The DVD also
features evidence that the digestion of cooked meat
helped human ancestors develop bigger brains.
DVD / 52 min / 2010 / #39BD5509 - $169
The Sad Story of the Banana:
Dangers of Pesticide Abuse
This program examines the massive amounts of
pesticides used to cultivate bananas. It shows how
chemicals damage the environment and endanger
crop workers, presents such specific cases as water
pollution and the resulting sterilization of citizens
in Costa Rica, and explores safer alternatives. Highly
Recommended, EMRO Review.
DVD / 30 min / 2010 / #39BD5985 - $209
DVD + 1 yr Digital License / #39BD6873 - $418
The Perfect Runner
The Food Speculator
This program examines the Ardipithecus ramidus
species, which lived 4.4 million years ago and predates the Lucy specimen. It also follows the 1994
discovery of a partial hominid skeleton in Ethiopia.
Discovery Enterprises.
In this DVD, anthropologist Niobe Thompson
explores what today’s runners can learn from
mankind’s evolutionary past. The program suggests
that human beings evolved to dominate the planet
by becoming nature’s perfect endurance runners. It
explains the science and sport of barefoot running
and features Daniel Lieberman, the father of the
barefoot running movement.
In this program, Kees Brouwer examines the
practice of speculating on agricultural futures
and considers the effect it has on developing countries. The DVD explains that Tunisia’s Arab Spring was
triggered in part by a surge in grain prices that made
purchasing bread nearly impossible. It explores such
topics as commodities investment, supply and demand, and futures contracts. English subtitles. c
DVD / 88 min / 2009 / #39BD5357 - $119
DVD / 45 min / 2012 / #39BD6844 - $299
DVD / 46 min / 2012 / #39BD6857 - $169
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4983 - $149
Discovering Ardi
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Birth, Marriage, and Death
This program shows how religious rituals are used
to honor human rites of passage. It features a rabbi
who explains the elements of a Jewish wedding, a
minister who discusses the role of Christian faith in
making funerals more bearable, and a Hindu couple
who demonstrates the use of astrology to choose a
name for their daughter. c
DVD / 14 min / 2005 / #39BD6294 - $129
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6489 - $258
Judaism:
Jewish Time and Ritual
DVD / 26 min / 1999 / #39BD6667 - $119
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6675 - $238
Umbanda
This program explores the Umbanda religion
in Brazil. It explains that Umbanda combines
elements of orthodox Catholicism with African and
indigenous spiritual beliefs. The DVD looks at ritual
performances and includes interviews with Umbanda mediums and their clients.
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DVD / 52 min / 1977 / #39BD6852 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6893 - $338
Macumba Trance and
Spirit Healing
Filmed primarily in Rio de Janeiro, this DVD shows
the art of trance healing. It explores the roots and
beliefs of Afrospirit religions and considers their
­appeal to people of all levels of education and
­social class.
DVD / 43 min / 1985 / #39BD5668 - $299
An Appointment With
the Astrologer: Personal
Consultants in Hindu Society
Identifying the general hallmarks of fundamentalism, this program offers cultural and historical
contexts for fundamentalist movements within the
Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu religions. c
Fundamentalist Fervor
DVD / 30 min / 2007 / #39BD4677 - $199
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD5934 - $398
Documenting the lives of the Tsoknyi Nangchen
nuns, who live and practice an ancient yogic tradition in Tibet, this program follows the reconstruction of the nunneries after their destruction during
the Cultural Revolution and explores the lives of the
Nangchen nuns.
This program follows four highly-regarded astrologers in Varanasi, India, as they practice their discipline. It profiles some of the individuals who come
to the astrologers for personal consultations, including a woman whose husband has been missing
for over a year, an actor confronting a major lawsuit,
and a politician trying to determine whether to run
in an upcoming election.
DVD / 60 min / 1993 / #39BD6666 - $189
Rites & Rituals
Featuring interviews with Jews from different
­denominations, this DVD examines such rituals as
lighting the Sabbath candles and celebrating the
Passover seder. c
DVD / 57 min / 2008 / #39BD6665 - $159
Body Language:
Cultural Differences
DVD / 30 min / 1998 / #39BD5364 - $159
In this DVD, Richard Dawkins examines the contributions of Darwin, Mendel, and Meischer to the
understanding of evolutionary genetics.
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DVD / 24 min / 2002 / #39BD2238 - $109
DVD / 22 min / 1997 / #39BD6845 - $159
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6885 - $318
In this program, Alice Roberts examines how Homo
sapiens developed large brains and considers why
human beings are the only species of its kind left
today on earth. The DVD also discusses how caring
for large-brained offspring has shaped civilization
and looks at the evolutionary adaptation allowing
grandmothers to help raise their grandchildren. c
Lifelines: Darwin and
the Theory of Inheritance
The Living Primates
Economic Systems
This program explores the variety of religious beliefs and practices in the U.S. It discusses such belief
systems as pluralism, polytheism, monotheism, and
exclusivism and highlights religious vocabulary,
definitions, and customs.
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Origins of Us: Bones
DVD / 18 min / 2011 / #39BD6640 - $179
Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
Religious Diversity in America
American Tongues
Hominid Evolution
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DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4828 - $149
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4840 - $149
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4833 - $149
Biological Anthropology
Archaeology: Evidence of the Past
DVD / 20 min / 1994 / #39BD3775 - $199
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD5993 - $398
DVD / 60 min / 1999 / #39BD5308 - $149
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This DVD introduces the four fields of anthropology: cultural, physical, linguistic, and
­archaeological. It shows how anthropologists employ a comparative cross-cultural perspective,
­explains bioculturalism, discusses forensics and
­paleoanthropology, and looks at fieldwork. c
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DVD / 60 min / 1992 / #39BD441 - $149
Anatomy of Hate:
A Dialogue for Hope
This DVD explores the causes of hate among
such groups as white supremacists, Muslim extremists, and militant fundamentalist
Christians. It features interviews with sociologists and former hate group members. For
mature audiences. c
DVD / 88 min / 2009 / #39BD6748 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6877 - $338
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Essence of Anthropology
This DVD explores Islamic doctrines and examines
ethical practices underlying Islamic society. It explains the Five Pillars of Islam, outlines the prayer
ritual, discusses the Koran, and considers the key
concepts of Islam. c
This DVD explores the anthropological definition of religion and contrasts religion with
spirituality. The program covers basic forms of religion, figures of religious authority, and ritualistic
practices and discusses magic and witchcraft. It also
examines the social and psychological functions of
religious practices and belief systems. c
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Introduction to
Anthropology
This program explores the cultural and social functions of religion and shows how religion answers
questions about the meaning and origin of life and
the uncertainty surrounding death. The DVD also
considers religious pluralism in the U.S. c
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Communication and Culture
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This DVD visits St. Bernard’s Hospital in Chicago’s
blighted Englewood neighborhood, where the ER staff
accepts the challenge of serving patients with ­serious
mental illnesses and little or no insurance. It profiles
these dedicated professionals and explains how
they effectively stretch their limited resources. c
Doctrinal Dimension: Islam
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Plagued: Will We Ever Learn?
This program explores the ancient healing techniques
of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It features Effie
Poy Yew Chow, a registered nurse and expert in TCM,
who introduces the philosophy and methods behind
various TCM techniques. The program explains the
TCM concept of qi, includes demonstrations of such
procedures as acupuncture and qigong, and visits a
lab that processes medicinal herbs. c
What Is Religion?
Religion and Spirituality
DVD / 30 min / 2011 / #39BD6659 - $249
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DVD / 52 min / 1994 / #39BD6702 - $299
Chinese Medicine
This program explores how thinking, speaking, and
expressing ideas are all a reflection of language. It
highlights diverse linguistic and cultural practices from
around the world to show how language maintains
culture. “This short and evocative film makes the
case for the uniqueness and importance of each
human language,” Anthropology Review Database.
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Exploring the relationship between the immune
system and history, this program covers smallpox,
measles, malaria, yellow fever, syphilis, and gonorrhea. It examines the ways in which diseases have
affected such groups as Native Americans, people
on slave ships, and the current Hispanic population
in Los Angeles.
Religion & Ritual
Languages Lost and Found:
Speaking and Whistling
the Mamma Tongue
M E D I A
Plagued: Invisible Armies
DVD / 57 min / 2004 / #39BD6699 - $159
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6728 - $318
I N S I G H T
DVD / 22 min / 2011 / #39BD6709 - $149
Linguistic
Anthropology
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Presenting a non-alarmist approach that focuses
on facts, this program examines factors that pose
health risks to young people in both developing
and industrialized countries and discusses such
prominent issues as early pregnancy and childbirth,
HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, mental illness, smoking, alcohol abuse, and violence. c
Emphasizing that AIDS poses a threat to regional stability in sub-Saharan Africa, this documentary explores
the AIDS pandemic as it affects the country of Angola.
It discusses the country’s long civil war, explains that
the civil unrest in Angola has kept HIV infection rates
relatively low, and looks at the dangers­posed by refugees and soldiers reentering civilian life. The DVD offers
social and political analyses and highlights Africa’s inability to defend against an exploding health crisis. c
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Health Risks to the World’s Young
AIDS Warriors:
Confronting Africa’s Health Crisis
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DVD / 28 min / 2002 / #39BD4795 - $189
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6686 - $378
DVD / 26 min / 2001 / #39BD5213 - $139
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In this documentary, ethnobotanist Paul Cox travels
to a rainforest in the South Pacific where he had previously discovered a plant that prevents HIV infection
in human cells. Cox introduces the Samoan healers
who have been using these plants for generations.
Anthropology
This program examines the significant impacts of
income, region, race, and gender on health and explores their implications for current and future
health status. The DVD looks at the relationship between poverty and illness, considers the differences
in life expectancy between males and females, and
defines key terms.
DVD
In the Presence of Healers
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Variations in Health Status
SPRING 2014
Medical Anthropology
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Cultural Anthropology
Mythology
Culture
This program interprets the significance of
culture to society and highlights barriers to
cultural understanding within and among cultures.
It defines the major dimensions of culture and discusses subcultures.
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DVD / 30 min / 2002 / #39BD4773 - $149
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD5911 - $298
Culture, Identity, and Behavior
This program explores the interrelationships among
culture, identity, and behavior and evaluates models proposed by such figures as Freud, Benedict,
and Mead. It examines the ways in which culture
and beliefs affect social behavior.
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DVD / 35 min / 2003 / #39BD4101 - $199
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6863 - $398
Fables, Myths, and Legends
This DVD introduces worldwide fables, myths,
and legends. It considers the origins and explanatory roles of the variety of story forms in different cultures and societies, reveals cross-cultural
parallels found in many myths and legends, and
compares ancient and modern fables. c
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DVD / 60 min / 1999 / #39BD5523 - $129
After Death
This DVD describes the four stages of the post­
humous journey found in the myths of almost every
culture: waiting, judgment, exploration, and return.
DVD / 60 min / 1997 / #39BD1582 - $109
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6878 - $218
Social Stratification
This DVD defines social stratification and relates stratification to means of existence, culture, and microlevel interactions. It shows how industrialization impacts social stratification; analyzes conflict,
functionalist, and interactionist theories; and presents
the views of Marx and Weber on class conflict.
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DVD / 36 min / 2009 / #39BD4930 - $199
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6687 - $398
Processes of Change
In this program, anthropologist Leo Chavez explains
that culture is constantly changing. He examines
the factors in this change, including environmental
conditions, internal pressures, and external forces.
The DVD discusses diffusion, the effects of immigration, and the concept of postcolonialism and contrasts rebellion and revolution. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4988 - $149
Global Challenges and
Anthropology
This program explores globalization, outlines
its complex forms, and considers its impact on
world cultures. The DVD also examines the ways in
which anthropology can contribute to a better understanding of globalization. c
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DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4989 - $149
Arts
This program examines visual, verbal, and musical
art forms and explains how anthropologists use
these forms as a guide to understanding the values
and ideals of a culture. It shows how such art forms
as tattoos, hip hop, and hula provide insight into past
and present cultures and explores the relationships
among art, globalization, and cultural survival. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4841 - $149
Research
Research Design:
Observational and
Correlational Studies
This DVD examines the characteristics of observational and correlational studies and explains
when to use these types of research designs. It
discusses the strengths and limitations of observational studies and explains the types of kurtosis, skewness, and shape of distribution.
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DVD / 35 min / 2011 / #39BD5658 - $229
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6872 - $458
Measurement Methods:
Reliability and Validity of
Participants’ Responses
(PowerPoint)
This presentation examines methods of measurement used in research. It differentiates
among different measurement scales and
considers when to use latent versus manifest
variables. The presentation also explains different types of validity and reliability.
PowerPoint Mac|Win / 2011 / #39BD5551 - $189
Research Design: Observational and Correlational Studies
Sex & Gender
Kinship & Marriage
In My Country: An International
Perspective on Gender
Multi-Generational Influences:
Family-of-Origin Patterns
This DVD covers cultural attitudes and social issues
related to gender. It features interviews with individuals from Sweden, Taiwan, Mexico, Fiji, India, St.
Vincent, Israel, Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of
Congo, England, China, El Salvador, and Japan.
This program demonstrates the use of a genogram’s
system of symbols. It explains that a genogram is a
family tree that analyzes complex patterns of family
interaction and explores the influence of multiple
generations on family relationships. c
DVD / 91 min / 1993 / #39BD4714 - $199
DVD / 30 min / 1997 / #39BD1709 - $149
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importance in societies without centralized
governments, professional militaries, or financial institutions. The DVD describes types of descent
groups and outlines their functions. It also explains
bilateral kinship and presents terminology related to
the major systems of kinship. c
This set compares gender roles in such diverse settings as Hindu, Chinese, and Islamic cultures. It discusses cultural practices that give men authority and
examines societies that have tried to remedy gender
inequalities with specific policies and laws.
2 DVD / 60 min each / 1994 / #39BD4710 - $199
2 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6348 - $398
Dragon’s Paradise
This DVD examines the 21st-century U.S. family and
considers the notion that there is no single model
of family. It discusses factors affecting the family as
a social institution, including an increasing number
of women in the labor force, rising divorce rates, and
developments in contraception and reproductive
technology. c
This program explores spirituality in the Greater
Mekong region in Southeast Asia. It considers how
the values of prosperity, as enhanced by the Western
world, oppose the traditional Buddhist renouncement of material wealth. The DVD also examines
how spirits, gods, and demons are a part of everyday
life in the Greater Mekong region and looks at the
significance of the symbol of the dragon.
A Family Portrait
Following a gay couple raising two children, this program explores the definition of family in 21st-century
America. It examines the meaning of love, discusses
social expectations surrounding families, and considers societal challenges facing gay couples.
DVD / 16 min / 2011 / #39BD6766 - $229
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DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4837 - $149
Marriage and Family
The Fall of Womenland
Changing Families
DVD / 30 min / 2007 / #39BD4546 - $109
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6865 - $218
Kinship and Descent
Cross-Cultural Comparisons:
Gender Roles
Race & Ethnicity
Race: The World’s Most
Dangerous Myth
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4836 - $149
Sex and Marriage
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This DVD defines marriage and explains how societies use it to regulate sexual relations. It explores
the diverse nature of weddings and compares arranged
marriage to the Western ideal of romantic love. c
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Without Fathers or Husbands
DVD / 60 min / 2001 / #39BD265 - $149
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #39BD4835 - $149
Black Indians:
An American Story
This program profiles the Na, an ethnic group in
southeast China that has a matrilineal society. It
shows how the Na have developed an unusual family structure in which all members of a household are
consanguineous relatives. Emphasizing that incest is
strictly forbidden, the DVD explains that the sexual
life for the Na takes place through nocturnal visits by
men to women.
DVD / 26 min / 1995 / #39BD5029 - $189
Diversity Rules: The Changing Nature of Families
Paradise Bent:
Gender Diversity in Samoa
Qallunaat!
Why White People Are Funny
This program explores types of families, including
nuclear, single-parent, blended, gay, and extended
families. It considers why the structure of families has
changed, addresses cultural differences within and
among families, explains how foster families function, and describes the effects of divorce on the family unit and on society as a whole.
In this program, Inuit writer and satirist Zebedee Nungak and filmmaker
Mark Sandiford explore the perception of
Caucasians in Inuit culture and consider
white behavior. The DVD offers a humbling
portrait of what it feels like to be the object
of an outside society’s gaze.
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DVD / 25 min / 2001 / #39BD2251 - $179
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DVD / 50 min / 2000 / #39BD6663 - $349
This DVD explores racial identity among
Native Americans and African Americans
and examines the coalescence of these two
groups in U.S. history. The program features
interviews with Native Americans that explore such issues as blood versus culture,
detribalizaiton, and personal identity.
Highly Recommended, Video Librarian.
DVD / 60 min / 2000 / #39BD5162 - $109
Diversity Rules:
The Changing Nature of Families
This program looks at Samoan fa’afafines, boys who
are raised as girls and fulfill a traditional role in Samoan
culture, explaining that a large Samoan family typically
includes at least one fa’afafine, who shares the women’s
traditional work of cooking, cleaning, and caring for
children and the elderly. Presenting firsthand cultural
footage and interviews with anthropologists Derek
Freeman and Tom Pollard, the program raises questions about culture, gender, and sexual identity.
Apsaras: Cambodian Dance
The Last Nomads
In this program, linguist Ian Mackenzie examines the
Penan people of Borneo, the last true nomadic hunting and gathering people. The DVD explains that the
Penan’s way of life is quickly disappearing as aggressive logging interests take over their forest habitat.
DVD / 45 min / 2009 / #39BD6642 - $249
Australia: Dreamtime
The Aboriginal Anangu and Tiwi tribes of Australia believe that the landscape is an embodiment
of their creation myths, which take place in an age of
legendary heroes called the “dreamtime.”This program
presents the ceremonies, legends, and sacred beliefs
of the Anangu and Tiwi tribes and offers glimpses into
their everyday lives. Discovery Enterprises.
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This DVD provides a non-ethnocentric definition of family, including consanguineal family, conjugal family, and
fictive kin. It discusses the societal functions of family,
differentiates between families and households, identifies family structures, and describes the types of residence patterns that are found in diverse societies. c
This documentary explores the unique sexual culture
of the Mosuo people, who are a small minority situated in southwest China and one of the last remaining matriarchal societies in the world. It shows how
the Mosou build relationships based on free love and
sexual satisfaction, questions whether sexual liberty
and power can enable the Mosuo women to survive
as modern Chinese society encroaches on their ancestral land, explores the present reality for the Mosuo people, and highlights the dangers that threaten
their way of life.
Asia & The Pacific Rim
DVD / 53 min / 2007 / #39BD5205 - $229
DVD / 25 min / 1997 / #39BD4269 - $129
Mongolia I:
On the Edge of the Gobi
This program looks at the great plains of Mongolia,
where the ancient skills of Mongol horsemen co-exist
with the modern methods of the socialist revolution
that brought collective farming to the region. c
DVD / 52 min / 1974 / #39BD6656 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6721 - $338
In the Kingdom of Fish
This program explores fishing in the Mekong River,
which spans China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The DVD explains that 65 million
people in the Greater Mekong region live directly
from the fish in the river and considers such modern
challenges facing fishermen as climate change and
pollution.
Indigenous Peoples of Amazonia
This program examines attempts to assimilate indigenous societies inside the Brazilian and Ecuadorian rainforests. It traces the history of Amazonian
colonization by Europeans and discusses the work of
­researchers and activists. c
DVD / 60 min / 1984 / #39BD4239 - $169
DVD / 52 min / 2007 / #39BD5118 - $169
This documentary by Paul Goldsmith traces the history of one Chumash Native-American family from the
Spanish arrival in California to modern times. It uses
personal recollections, family memoirs, and mission
records to portray the cultural survival of the family.
This program documents the lives of the Mehinacu people in central Brazil. It explores Mehinacu rituals, considers their belief system, and looks at
gender relations. The DVD explains that the Mehinacu
way of life was under threat with the advent of a road
through the forest.
La Palabra en el Bosque
(The Word in the Woods)
DVD / 57 min / 2011 / #39BD6347 - $229
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6839 - $458
DVD / 52 min / 1974 / #39BD6848 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6889 - $338
Soundtrack for a Revolution:
Freedom Songs From
the Civil Rights Era
Showcasing songs of protest and inspiration, this
documentary traces the history of the Civil Rights era.
It presents archival footage and interviews with activists such as John Lewis, Andrew Young, Julian Bond,
Hank Thomas, Jim Lawson, Dorothy Cotton, and Harry
Belafonte. The DVD also offers performances by such
contemporary musicians as John Legend, Wyclef Jean,
and The Roots. c
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The Quechua
This program considers the Quechua people of Peru.
The DVD explains that unlike other South American indigenous groups, the Quechua want a road to link them
with civilization for such benefits as the tourist trade. c
DVD / 51 min / 1974 / #39BD6651 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6726 - $338
Ausangate
This film by Andrea Heckman and Tad Fettig documents the lives of the Quechua people who live
around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern
Peru. It covers such topics as their means of survival
and the pressures of modernization.
DVD / 61 min / 2006 / #39BD4535 - $249
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6880 - $498
The Last of the Cuiva
This DVD profiles the last 600 members of the Cuiva
tribe of southeastern Colombia, who have been living
a mostly Stone Age existence as naked hunters and
­gatherers, and considers changes in their culture and
society that were brought about through contact with
Colombian settlers. It contrasts the Cuiva, who live relatively isolated and traditional nomadic lives, with those
who are drawn into the Colombian economy by working
for ranchers to earn money and buy trade goods. c
Inside China: The Kazakhs
This program looks at the experience of Islamic
Kazakhs in Xinjiang, an autonomous province in
northwestern China. It follows the nomadic Naiman
tribe on their annual migration to summer pastures in
the Tian Shan Mountains, discussing the ways in which
the Naiman organize their affairs and school their children. The DVD considers how the Naiman’s traditional
way of life has been affected by Chinese rule.
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Sherpas
This DVD examines the daily village lives of Nepalese
sherpas and explains that sherpas are characterized
by their fierce individualism. The program considers
the contrasting lives of three sherpa brothers from
Thami, Nepal. c
DVD / 52 min / 1977 / #39BD6657 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6725 - $338
DVD / 53 min / 1983 / #39BD6855 - $169
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The King of Calls:
Telemarketers in India
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given new American names and taught rudimentary
English as they pursue customers. The DVD discusses
the implications of outsourcing telemarketing jobs
to India. “A fine example of the impact of globalization,” EMRO.
DVD / 29 min / 2009 / #39BD6856 - $299
Defusing Human Bombs
Indonesia
Shape of the Moon
This documentary profiles a family living in Jakarta,
Indonesia, and considers how rapid globalization
and democratization have spawned a subculture of
criminality and led to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the country. Following the experiences of a
62-year-old woman and her granddaughter, it contrasts life in a village in Central Java with life in the
slums of Jakarta and shows how mechanization has
changed rural employment.
This film by Stephen Olsson, Allison Jablonko,
and Marek Jablonko shows anthropologist
Maurice Godelier discussing kinship and the rules of
marriage with the Baruya people of Papua New
Guinea. The DVD considers such Baruya customs as
stealing wives, exchanging sisters for wives, stealing
names, and exchanging “food for blood.”
This DVD explores the hopes, frustrations, and
political aspirations of French-born Muslims. It
examines such issues as the decision to ban Muslim
headscarves in France’s public schools. c
This DVD explores the communities developed in
1970’s El Salvador by impoverished people who were
inspired by liberation theology and early Christian
communities. It shows how the people worked the
land together, studied the Bible, and built villages
based on solidarity; explains that, as their numbers
grew into the thousands, the Salvadoran government
viewed them as a threat; and discusses their organized resistance against the government. In Spanish
with English subtitles. c
DVD / 56 min / 2012 / #39BD6671 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6680 - $338
Vivamazonia:
The Jungle Book of Teaching
This program explores a primary school run by a
British couple in the heart of the Amazon rainforest,
where each lesson relates to the surrounding jungle.
The DVD discusses how the students make their textbooks from scratch and apply mathematics to the
natural world. It also considers the impact the end of a
river fishing ban will have on student families. c
DVD / 55 min / 2010 / #39BD6646 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6727 - $338
Oaxaca de Fiesta (Fiesta in Oaxaca):
La Guelaguetza
Yoruba: Nine Centuries of
African Art and Culture
DVD / 15 min / 1992 / #39BD4125 - $109
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6692 - $218
DVD / 71 min / 2009 / #39BD5622 - $249
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6690 - $498
Mande Music and Dance
Featuring performances by Gambia’s Mandinka musicians, this documentary by ethnomusicologist Roderic
Knight captures the enthusiasm and artistry of such
musical genres as jaliyaa and tantango drumming.
DVD / 76 min / 2006 / #39BD4343 - $109
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6879 - $218
The Nuer
Offering a soundtrack of Nuer music and poetry, this
documentary by Hilary Harris and George Breidenbach follows life in a Nuer village during one dry season. It
shows how the lives of this group of Nilotic herdsmen
­revolve around their cattle. The DVD also documents a
ceremony celebrating a boy’s entry into manhood.
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DVD / 73 min / 1971 / #39BD3791 - $229
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The Shilluk
Pygmies of the Rain Forest
This program traces the history of the African­American Gullah subculture. The DVD explores the
way of life associated with Gullah and considers the
desires of many to preserve Gullah traditions in the
face of overwhelming odds.
This documentary looks at Havana’s vibrant
street life, where Castro’s idealism meets consumer reality. It highlights the spirit and creativity of
the Cuban people while also showing Havana’s crumbling structures and strong police presence. c
Situated in the very heart of Africa, the Ituri Forest is
one of the world’s most isolated regions. This classic
documentary examines the culture and society of the
Mbuti Pygmies who live in the Democratic Republic of
Congo’s most dense and mysterious forest.
DVD / 24 min / 2008 / #39BD5116 - $179
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6688 - $358
DVD / 58 min / 2005 / #39BD6861 - $169
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DVD / 55 min / 2010 / #39BD5972 - $299
Bitter Roots:
The Ends of a Kalahari Myth
Bye Bye Havana
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This DVD explores the eviction of indigenous people
from their lands in Tanzania to make way for the
creation of the world’s most famous nature reserve.
It looks at the pre-World War II seizing of the Maasai
land by British colonialists; discusses the Serengeti
preservation movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s;
and con­siders the decision to prohibit all men,
including­ ­natives, from living within the borders of
the Serengeti.
The more than 15 million Yoruba people in Nigeria and
the People’s Republic of Benin are heir to one of the
oldest and richest artistic traditions in the world. This
DVD investigates the culture of the Yoruba through
their artwork, sculpture, and music. It examines royal
portraiture, mummy cases, and works in stone.
DVD / 52 min / 1976 / #39BD6853 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6892 - $338
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This documentary observes the erosion of a community­led development process following the imposition of
a new agenda led by the World Wildlife Fund.
DVD / 52 min / 1974 / #39BD6647 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6718 - $338
The Mursi: Nitha
This program explores the Nitha ceremony performed by the Mursi people of southwestern
Ethiopia. It explains that the ceremony, which gives
adulthood to an entire generation of Mursi, may be
the last, as continuing attacks by neighboring tribes
along with the threat of drought and famine undermine the Mursi’s existence.
Across the Tracks:
Vlach Gypsies in Hungary
Salt Harvesters of Ghana
This program profiles the Ghanaian women who live
on the Songoh lagoon in Ada and who mine for salt
with their bare hands during the dry season. Explaining that women have done this work for hundreds of
years, it emphasizes that their families depend on the
meager income from the sale of the salt to provide
food and clean water. The DVD also discusses the government’s promises for clean water that have yet to
be fulfilled.
DVD / 19 min / 2009 / #39BD5970 - $209
The Cutting Tradition
Narrated by Meryl Streep, this program explores the
issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) in African
and Middle Eastern countries. The DVD considers the
religious, cultural, and historical grounds behind the
practice, presenting opinions from natives of Burkina
Faso, Egypt, Djibouti, and Ethiopia.
DVD / 47 min / 2011 / #39BD6661 - $249
Becoming a Woman in Okrika
Emphasizing the conflict that women from the developing world face as they balance cultural traditions
with the values of the modern world, this program
documents a coming of age ritual in the Niger Delta.
It shows a rite called Iria, which consists of elaborately
painting a young woman’s body, subjecting her body
to scrutiny by elder women, methodically fattening
her, and teaching her the responsibilities of womanhood, after which she runs a race pursued by young
men and their leader.
DVD / 27 min / 1991 / #39BD6429 - $209
This program explores the lives of Vlach Gypsies
in 1980’s Hungary. It follows two Gypsy families
as they struggle to maintain their traditions in a
modern Communist state.
This film by Robert
Gardner records an
expedition to New Guinea
in 1962 to profile the Dani,
a Neolithic tribe from western New Guinea that is
­focused intently on ritual
warfare. The program documents the Dani’s funeral
ceremonies, in which spiritual security is renewed with promises to avenge a
murder. Grand Prize, Florence Film Festival.
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DVD / 51 min / 1988 / #39BD6850 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6884 - $338
The Basques of Santazi
This program explores the changing way of life
among the Basques of Santazi, located in the
French Pyrenees. It explains that new roads and television have altered traditional Basque life.
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DVD / 83 min / 1968 / #39BD3721 - $299
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6472 - $598
DVD / 52 min / 1982 / #39BD6849 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6887 - $338
‘Are’are Music and
Shaping Bamboo
A Swiss Yodelling Series:
“Jüüzli” of the Muotatal
This set by filmmaker Hugo Zemp includes four
films about traditional Swiss yodeling. Yootzing
and Yodelling depicts local yodeling and folklore in
their social contexts; Head Voice, Chest Voice shows
the musical structure and technique for yodeling;
The Wedding of Susanna and Josef features local and
formal yodeling performances­; and Glattalp portrays
local yodeling in the summer alpine pastures.
2 DVD / 126 min total / 1986 / #39BD6837 - $269
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Dead Birds
In Search of Cool Ground I:
The Mursi
This program explores life among the Mursi people
of Ethiopia when war with a neighboring tribe threatened. The DVD examines the council’s debates and
considers the dramatic ending of the conflict.
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DVD / 26 min / 1982 / #39BD6847 - $199
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A Place Without People: Tanzania
Young, Muslim, and French:
Stories of Assimilation and Defiance
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2 DVD / 174 min total / 1979 / #39BD6307 - $279
2 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6838 - $558
Inside the Child Sex Trade
This set traces the history of Jews in France. It
considers the Dreyfus Affair, the Vichy government’s collaboration with the Nazis, and the absorption of Sephardic Jews from Arab countries. It also
addresses rising anti-Semitism and features commentary from such figures as Robert Badinter.
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2 DVD / 185 min total / 2007 / #39BD6860 - $219
DVD / 40 min / 2005 / #39BD6746 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6876 - $338
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Being Jewish in France
Her Name Came on Arrows:
A Kinship Interview
With the Baruya of New Guinea
DVD / 57 min / 2012 / #39BD6858 - $229
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6868 - $458
DVD / 41 min / 2011 / #39BD6862 - $119
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6866 - $238
Gullah
DVD / 27 min / 1992 / #39BD4048 - $189
DVD / 27 min / 2007 / #39BD4797 - $129
DVD / 64 min / 1982 / #39BD6846 - $249
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6882 - $498
DVD / 50 min / 2013 / #39BD6653 - $229
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6696 - $458
This program looks at the Guelaguetza folk
dance festival in Oaxaca, Mexico. It traces the history of the region and shows how indigenous and
Spanish cultures have coexisted.
DVD / 68 min / 1970 / #39BD6516 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6840 - $338
This program explores Confucianism and its role
in the development of the economy of Taiwan. It
­illustrates how Confucian ideas have transformed
the Taiwanese and led them toward a modern, democratic, and prosperous 21st century.
This film by Stephen Olsson, Allison Jablonko,
and Marek Jablonko depicts anthropologist
Maurice Godelier’s fieldwork methods among the
Baruya people of Papua New Guinea. The DVD looks
at the Baruya’s traditional salt-based economic
­system and considers the complexities of food
­production and the effects of new technologies.
This program explores the experiences of two
teenage prostitutes in Batam, Indonesia. The DVD
considers­ the girls’ plight and the mission to save
them and explains that, after being returned to their
village, the girls face concerns about their futures.
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This program documents the thousand-mile
journey along the Nile Valley that occurred upon
the death of the 32nd king of Sudan’s Shilluk people. It
considers the two months of rites, mock battles, and
celebrations that made up the coronation of the new
king, around whom Shilluk life revolves.
DVD / 82 min / 2009 / #39BD6767 - $179
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6867 - $358
Confucianism and
the Taiwan Experience
This program explores issues of identity that have
resulted from the diversity of European society. The
DVD features interviews with African, Asian, and
Middle Eastern immigrants that cover such topics as
learning a new language and cultural dilemmas. c
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This program explores the vast farming lands in
Southeast Asia that the Mekong River irrigates. The
DVD looks at the production of diverse fruits that
fuel commerce, discusses rice growing, and considers such plant life as orchids and lotuses.
The World’s Vegetable Garden
Exploring the mass casualties resulting from Guatemala’s­
30-year civil war, this DVD follows anthropologists as
they uncover mass graves of the Mayan villagers who
were victims of the war, and shows how they help bring
closure to the victims’ families and justice to the killers.
DVD / 60 min / 2004 / #39BD4756 - $209
DVD / 33 min / 2004 / #39BD4643 - $219
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DVD / 100 min / 2007 / #39BD4908 - $189
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6685 - $378
To Find the Baruya Story:
An Anthropologist at Work
With a New Guinea Tribe
Structured according to native classification, this set
presents a comprehensive inventory of all twenty
musical genres of the ‘Are’are people of the Solomon
Islands. It features commentary from master musician
‘Irisipau and documents playing techniques, the body
movements of performers, and the spatial coordination of music ensembles and dancers. The set also
features footage of the making of bamboo panpipes.
Buried Secrets:
Mass Graves of Guatemala
The Mehinacu
This documentary by Aaron Glass examines the
Hamat’sa (cannibal dance) of the Kawakiutl people of
British Columbia. Tracing the history of anthropological­
depictions of the dance, it shows how diverse attitudes toward this history inform the contemporary
performances of the Hamat’sa and examines the ethics of ethnographic representation.
DVD / 40 min / 2004 / #39BD6715 - $189
In this documentary, Roger Ames examines the influence of Confucian and Taoist philosophy on contemporary Chinese culture. Using the context of the
­philosophies, the film also discusses such topics as personal growth, enculturation, family, education, and
China’s responses to contemporary problems.
Identities: Culture and Nationality
in Europe Today
This program profiles the Sabaoon School in
Pakistan, which aims to undo years of Taliban
indoctrination of young Pakistani boys through the
use of psychology, religious study, education, and
trust. The DVD discusses the violence and hardships
the boys experienced during their time with the
­Taliban and explains that the rehabilitative mission
of the school is complicated by low success rates and
threats of assassination against the teachers.
Latin America
This classic anthropological study of a traditional
­Navajo family examines the Navajo lifestyle through
the four seasons. It shows the family members planting, sheep herding, harvesting, and weaving. Portions
in Navajo with English subtitles. c
In Search of the Hamat’sa:
A Tale of Headhunting
Filmed at the Royal Academy of Phnom Penh, this
documentary captures a rehearsal of the young
­Apsaras dancers of the Cambodian Royal Ballet. It
­features unscripted interactions between the dancers­
and teachers that reveal the normally ­clandestine
world of dance and dance training.
Living Chinese Philosophy
Melanesia
Africa
Seasons of a Navajo
Six Generations
Apsaras:
Cambodian Dance
China & Taiwan
DVD / 92 min / 2004 / #39BD6306 - $349
DVD / 50 min / 2013 / #39BD6652 - $229
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The Americas
North America
DVD / 50 min / 2013 / #39BD6654 - $229
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Europe
The Maasai and Agents of Change
This program explores how the traditional pastoral and nomadic life of Kenya’s Maasai people
is under threat. It explains that outside forces seek to
impose a money economy and privatize land and
considers how elected officials are supplanting traditional rule by a council of Maasai elders. The DVD
looks at the divide in the Maasai community between
those who want change and those who favor
tradition.
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The Masai Today:
Changing Traditions
Filmed over seven years, this program follows a
Masai family as it contends with the challenges
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DVD / 53 min / 2003 / #39BD4387 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6480 - $338
The Rendille
This program explores the experience of the
Rendille people in northern Kenya. It explains
that the tribe experienced the worst drought in nearly
a century and discusses how young herdsmen, on
whom the tribe depend, are lured to big city life in
Nairobi.
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DVD / 52 min / 1977 / #39BD6854 - $169
DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6891 - $338
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