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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 Code: DVD / 23 min / 2007 / #39BD6708 - $209 DVD / 25 min / 2007 / #39BD6701 - $149 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6729 - $298 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 BEST SELLER 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. NEW ADD 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. c 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 DIGITAL RIGHTS Licensing digital rights allows you to upload the DVD onto Course Management Systems (such as Blackboard Learn™) or e-Reserves. For more information on digital rights contact [email protected] 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. c BEST SELLER 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 BEST SELLER 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 BEST SELLER 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 BEST SELLER 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 NEW ADD 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. NEW ADD 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. BEST SELLER DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #00BD12345 - $398 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. NEW ADD Origins of Us: Bones DVD / 18 min / 2011 / #39BD6640 - $179 Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness Religious Diversity in America American Tongues Hominid Evolution BEST SELLER 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 For assistance, call 800-233-9910 or email [email protected] © 2014 Insight Media • Spring Edition • 2162 Broadway • New York, NY 10024-0621 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 BEST SELLER 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 View preview clip online at www.insight-media.com View preview clip online at www.insight-media.com 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 BEST SELLER View preview clip online at www.insight-media.com 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 BEST SELLER Communication and Culture PRSRT STD US Postage PAID INSIGHT MEDIA 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 For assistance, call 800-233-9910 or email [email protected] 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 FREE 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. With Your Purchase 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 2 1 6 2 B r o a d w a y • N e w Yo r k , N Y 1 0 0 2 4 - 0 6 2 1 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 2 1 2 - 7 2 1 - 6 3 1 6 Health Risks to the World’s Young AIDS Warriors: Confronting Africa’s Health Crisis • DVD / 28 min / 2002 / #39BD4795 - $189 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6686 - $378 DVD / 26 min / 2001 / #39BD5213 - $139 8 0 0 - 2 3 3 - 9 9 1 0 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 Digital Media Variations in Health Status SPRING 2014 Medical Anthropology NEW ADD 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. c BEST SELLER 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. c 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 BEST SELLER 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. c 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 BEST SELLER 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. c 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 BEST This program defines kinship and explains its SELLER 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 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6869 - $458 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 BEST This program examines racial categoSELLER rizations and shows how societies perpetuate racial stereotypes. It also investigates genetic differences among races. c 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 BEST SELLER DVD / 46 min / 2009 / #39BD5356 - $319 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. BEST SELLER DVD / 25 min / 2001 / #39BD2251 - $179 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6674 - $358 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. BEST SELLER 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 NEW ADD 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. NEW ADD 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 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6886 - $338 The King of Calls: Telemarketers in India NEW This program visits a call center in the Indian ADD city of Hyderabad and explains that agents are 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. BEST SELLER DVD / 73 min / 1971 / #39BD3791 - $229 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD5974 - $458 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 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6870 - $338 DVD / 51 min / 1975 / #39BD4516 - $149 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6682 - $298 If you have a DVD or CD-ROM that you would like us to consider for distribution, please contact us at [email protected] DVD / 55 min / 2010 / #39BD5972 - $299 Bitter Roots: The Ends of a Kalahari Myth Bye Bye Havana NEW ADD 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 NEW ADD Ethiopia NEW ADD View preview clip online 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. NEW ADD BEST SELLER 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. NEW ADD 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 2 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6841 - $538 NEW ADD MEDIA 2162 Broadway • New York, NY 10024-0621 w w w. i n s i g h t - m e d i a . c o m • F E I N : 1 3 - 3 5 3 2 9 1 7 to Friday 800-233-9910 Monday 9:00 am to 2 1 2 - 7 2 1 - 6 3 1 6 6:00 pm est Fax: 2 1 2 - 7 9 9 - 5 3 0 9 Email: c u s t s e r v @ i n s i g h t - m e d i a . c o m Toll Free: Phone: TO ORDER FREE WITH YOUR PURCHASE! Mail or fax an institutional purchase order or mail payment by check with this order form. Please include source code (over mailing label) with your order. Credit card orders are accepted by phone, fax, or email. Credit card returns are subject to a 5% restocking fee in addition to the 6% shipping and handling fee. Add 6% for shipping and handling (minimum charge is $8). Shipping is free when you send a check with your order. AM/FM Digital Clock Radio If a DVD or CD-ROM does not fit your needs, return it within 30 days and pay NO RISK GUARANTEE only the 6% shipping & handling charge. Digital rights are non-refundable. NEW ADD DVD / 52 min / 1991 / #39BD6851 - $169 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6890 - $338 DVD / 57 min / 2004 / #39BD6859 - $159 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6864 - $318 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. NEW ADD DVD / 26 min / 1982 / #39BD6847 - $199 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6883 - $398 INSIGHT A Place Without People: Tanzania Young, Muslim, and French: Stories of Assimilation and Defiance NEW ADD 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. NEW ADD 2 DVD / 185 min total / 2007 / #39BD6860 - $219 DVD / 40 min / 2005 / #39BD6746 - $169 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6876 - $338 NEW ADD 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. Contains explicit language. c 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 NEW ADD 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 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6881 - $438 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 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6695 - $458 The Americas North America DVD / 50 min / 2013 / #39BD6654 - $229 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6697 - $458 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. NEW ADD Name Title/Department Portable DVD Player Portable unit with 5” screen and DVD, CD, CD-R, and MP3 playback. Send with my purchase of $2500 or more. h Address City State Zip + 4 Phone Number Fax Number Email AddressSource Code Premiums are sent only if requested. Comparable models may be substituted if necessary. (over mailing label) Credit Card Orders: h VISA/MC h AMEX h DISCOVER Card Number DVD / 39 min / 2001 / #39BD6842 - $249 Expiration Date The Masai Today: Changing Traditions Filmed over seven years, this program follows a Masai family as it contends with the challenges of modernity. The DVD explores changing gender roles, language, identity, tribal leadership, and family structure. Portable iPod® Speakers Handheld speakers with digital amplifier. Custom fits all iPods.® Send with my purchase of $1200 or more. h Institution Kenya Features LED display, snooze alarm, and sleep timer. Send with my purchase of $600 or more. h Signature Scan this QR Barcode to easily link to our website www.insight-media.com ORDER FORM BEST SELLER Item # Title Price 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. NEW ADD DVD / 52 min / 1977 / #39BD6854 - $169 DVD + 3 yr Digital License / #39BD6891 - $338 Visit our website at www.insight-media.com For streaming & digital rights email: [email protected] Add 6% for shipping and handling (minimum charge is $8). Shipping is free when you send a check with your order. Subtotal NY State Residents add sales tax Shipping & Handling Total