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Adhiambo - Born in the Evening
directed by Ruth Tuchtenhagen, Wenzel Geissler, fl. 2001 and Ruth Prince, fl. 2001 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 1 hour 7 mins
‘Adhiambo’ means ‘the one born in the evening’ in the language of the Luo of western Kenya. The film follows NyaSeme, a married mother and grandmother in her late 30s, during the last month of her pregnancy and through the first weeks of her newborn daughter’s life. The first part of the film focuses on...
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directed by Ruth Tuchtenhagen, Wenzel Geissler, fl. 2001 and Ruth Prince, fl. 2001 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 1 hour 7 mins
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‘Adhiambo’ means ‘the one born in the evening’ in the language of the Luo of western Kenya. The film follows NyaSeme, a married mother and grandmother in her late 30s, during the last month of her pregnancy and through the first weeks of her newborn daughter’s life. The first part of the film focuses on everyday life in NyaSeme’s home, as well as on the work of the anthropologists in the home, who themselves are expecting a child, whi...
‘Adhiambo’ means ‘the one born in the evening’ in the language of the Luo of western Kenya. The film follows NyaSeme, a married mother and grandmother in her late 30s, during the last month of her pregnancy and through the first weeks of her newborn daughter’s life. The first part of the film focuses on everyday life in NyaSeme’s home, as well as on the work of the anthropologists in the home, who themselves are expecting a child, which is born shortly after NyaSeme’s. The second part follows the various small illnesses that the child, goes through. NyaSeme employs the herbal resources of the bush surrounding the home as well as those of the government dispensary; simultaneously, Otto, the anthropologists’ son falls ill and receives various forms of medical treatment. The film creates a personal account of a woman’s life, motherhood, children and the maintenance of bodily health in rural western Kenya, as well as insights into the reflexive and relational nature of ethnographic fieldwork.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ruth Tuchtenhagen, Wenzel Geissler, fl. 2001, Ruth Prince, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Ruth Tuchtenhagen, Wenzel Geissler, fl. 2001, Ruth Prince, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Luo, Field work for anthropology, Childbirth, Pregnancy, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright 2001. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Benjamin and His Brother
written by Arthur Howes, 1950-2004; directed by Arthur Howes, 1950-2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 27 mins
Years of war and ethnic conflict in the Sudan have created a generation of young men, known as the "Lost Boys," who have spent more years in refugee camps than in their home communities. This intimate film recounts the story of Benjamin and William Deng, brothers joined in the struggle of a seemingly never-ending...
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written by Arthur Howes, 1950-2004; directed by Arthur Howes, 1950-2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 27 mins
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Years of war and ethnic conflict in the Sudan have created a generation of young men, known as the "Lost Boys," who have spent more years in refugee camps than in their home communities. This intimate film recounts the story of Benjamin and William Deng, brothers joined in the struggle of a seemingly never-ending exile, who are then separated when one is accepted into a United States resettlement program while the other remains in a Kenyan refuge...
Years of war and ethnic conflict in the Sudan have created a generation of young men, known as the "Lost Boys," who have spent more years in refugee camps than in their home communities. This intimate film recounts the story of Benjamin and William Deng, brothers joined in the struggle of a seemingly never-ending exile, who are then separated when one is accepted into a United States resettlement program while the other remains in a Kenyan refugee camp. Years of war and ethnic conflict in the Sudan have created a generation of young men, known as the "Lost Boys," who have spent more years in refugee camps than in their home communities. This intimate film recounts the story of Benjamin and William Deng, brothers joined in the struggle of a seemingly never-ending exile, who are then separated when one is accepted into a United States resettlement program while the other remains in a Kenyan refugee camp. It is not only a film about the two brother's dreams and reality, it is also a film about war and suffering in their beloved South Sudan, lost childhood and innocence, the trials of life as a refugee in foreign lands and the existing realities of survival. Real life in the so called "Land of dreams" – America, is not an easy adjustment.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Arthur Howes, 1950-2004, Benjamin, fl. 2002, William, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Arthur Howes, 1950-2004
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Sudanese, Cultural assimilation, Refugees, Starting new job, Brothers, Immigrant populations, Ethnography
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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Boran Women
written by David MacDougall, 1939-; directed by David MacDougall, 1939- and James Blue, 1930-; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
Traditionally confined to the roles of life-givers, nurturers and homemakers, Boran women of Kenya are slowly realizing the importance of education and the difference it can make in their lives. They attach great importance to the traditional role of women in a herding society and perform dawn to dusk tasks with l...
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written by David MacDougall, 1939-; directed by David MacDougall, 1939- and James Blue, 1930-; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
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Traditionally confined to the roles of life-givers, nurturers and homemakers, Boran women of Kenya are slowly realizing the importance of education and the difference it can make in their lives. They attach great importance to the traditional role of women in a herding society and perform dawn to dusk tasks with little deviation from customary ways. Remarkable though is the obvious independence they demonstrate in performing tasks which normally...
Traditionally confined to the roles of life-givers, nurturers and homemakers, Boran women of Kenya are slowly realizing the importance of education and the difference it can make in their lives. They attach great importance to the traditional role of women in a herding society and perform dawn to dusk tasks with little deviation from customary ways. Remarkable though is the obvious independence they demonstrate in performing tasks which normally would fall under the male domain, like building their own houses. Traditionally confined to the roles of life-givers, nurturers and homemakers, Boran women of Kenya are slowly realizing the importance of education and the difference it can make in their lives. They attach great importance to the traditional role of women in a herding society and perform dawn to dusk tasks with little deviation from customary ways. Remarkable though is the obvious independence they demonstrate in performing tasks which normally would fall under the male domain, like building their own houses. The film is principally observational with occasional segments in which the women speak directly to the camera.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David MacDougall, 1939-, Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971
Author / Creator
David MacDougall, 1939-, James Blue, 1930-
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Borana, Division of labor, Cultural participation, Agriculture, Feminism, Cultural change and history, Women, Ethnography
Copyright Message
© 1974 Documentary Educational Resources
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Bosnia Hotel
written by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 49 mins
The United Nations peace keeping force in Bosnia included soldiers from nations and cultures that did not know where Bosnia was, or what the conflict was about. Among them was a force from Kenya which included several Samburu warriors. Bosnia Hotel films these warriors after their return to their ancestral land. I...
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written by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 49 mins
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The United Nations peace keeping force in Bosnia included soldiers from nations and cultures that did not know where Bosnia was, or what the conflict was about. Among them was a force from Kenya which included several Samburu warriors. Bosnia Hotel films these warriors after their return to their ancestral land. It shows their present life as cattle herders on the African plain. They tell of their experience in the "white man's war."In many ways,...
The United Nations peace keeping force in Bosnia included soldiers from nations and cultures that did not know where Bosnia was, or what the conflict was about. Among them was a force from Kenya which included several Samburu warriors. Bosnia Hotel films these warriors after their return to their ancestral land. It shows their present life as cattle herders on the African plain. They tell of their experience in the "white man's war."In many ways, their confusion about what was going on between the Serbs, Bosnians and Croats was not very different from many in the Western world who had full access to news reports. Why were neighbors killing one another, and why were women and children being killed? By "turning the tables", the indigenous people get to speak of their impression of the white man's civilization... a place where people blow one another up with explosives without "even seeing their faces." If all the people were white, they ask why did they have such differences that could only be resolved in devastation. The film juxtaposes Samburu practices that are looked upon askance by "civilized" people -- animal sacrifice, the ritual drinking of blood from the freshly slaughtered animal, and circumcision of adolescent males-- with the warrior's observations of the white man's world in which, though there was much progress, neighbor killed neighbor and many large houses were shattered. The warriors earned money and now have material aspirations, but they still maintain their traditions. Theirs is a society with strong communal ties and deep faith. In the end, one warrior says of Bosnia, "it's a country much different than ours, but no better or worse." One wonders. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000, Thomas Balmes
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Samburu, Traditional history, Capitalism, Civil war, War, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Miracles and Extraordinary Experience in Northern Kenya
written by Bilinda Straight, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 291 page(s)
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written by Bilinda Straight, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 291 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Bilinda Straight
Author / Creator
Bilinda Straight
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Samburu, Religion, Miracles, Death, Omens and signs, Daily life, Blessings, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Diary of a Maasai Village, 1, The Prophet's Village
written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 1 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 50 mins
The Prophet's Village examines the problem of maintaining enough cattle to supply milk and meat versus selling off cattle to raise money for maize, antibiotics and pesticides; cash is also needed to pay for legal fees for Rerenko, the Laibon's son.
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written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 1 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 50 mins
Description
The Prophet's Village examines the problem of maintaining enough cattle to supply milk and meat versus selling off cattle to raise money for maize, antibiotics and pesticides; cash is also needed to pay for legal fees for Rerenko, the Laibon's son.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Diary of a Maasai Village
Topic / Theme
Maasai, Gender roles, Economics, Cattle, Cultural identity, Agriculture, Rural population, Ethnography
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Diary of a Maasai Village, 2, Two Ways of Justice
written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 2 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 53 mins
Young men are ritually prohibited from eating grain. Several of them steal one of the Laibon's goats and then must make reparations.
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written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 2 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 53 mins
Description
Young men are ritually prohibited from eating grain. Several of them steal one of the Laibon's goats and then must make reparations.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Diary of a Maasai Village
Topic / Theme
Maasai, Adolescence, Religious rites and ceremonies, Justice, Rural population, Mores, Ethnography
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Diary of a Maasai Village, 3, Two Mothers
written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 3 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 49 mins
Two Mothers focuses on gender relationships. The principal events for the women are a "coming out ox" ritual and the birth of a child; for the men, the birth of a calf is the central theme.
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written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 3 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 49 mins
Description
Two Mothers focuses on gender relationships. The principal events for the women are a "coming out ox" ritual and the birth of a child; for the men, the birth of a calf is the central theme.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Diary of a Maasai Village
Topic / Theme
Maasai, Tribal and national groups, Rural population, Gender, Childbirth, Cattle, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography
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Diary of a Maasai Village, 4, Two Journeys
written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 4 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 50 mins
Two Journeys contrasts the journey of Miisia's new wife back to his village with that of Tipaia's to sell cattle for Rerenko's legal fees.
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written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 4 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 50 mins
Description
Two Journeys contrasts the journey of Miisia's new wife back to his village with that of Tipaia's to sell cattle for Rerenko's legal fees.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Diary of a Maasai Village
Topic / Theme
Maasai, Cultural change and history, Economics, Cattle, Herders, Cultural identity, Rural population, Family legal affairs, Ethnography
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Diary of a Maasai Village, 5, Nine Cows and an Ox
written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 5 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 44 mins
This final segment of the Diary depicts the ceremony known as the "ox of ilbaa," from which Miisia emerges, acknowledged as a man.
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written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Diary of a Maasai Village, 5 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 44 mins
Description
This final segment of the Diary depicts the ceremony known as the "ox of ilbaa," from which Miisia emerges, acknowledged as a man.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies, fl. 1974
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Diary of a Maasai Village
Topic / Theme
Maasai, Cattle, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Rural population, Herders, Gender, Ethnography
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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