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The Written Suburb: An American Site, An Ethnographic Dilemma
written by John D. Dorst, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 234 page(s)
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written by John D. Dorst, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 234 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
John D. Dorst
Author / Creator
John D. Dorst
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
American, Suburban life, Tourism industry, Souvenirs, Museums, Cultural change and history, Myths and legends, Ethnography, Americans
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Copyright © 1989 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Dinka Diaries
written by Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968-; directed by Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968-; produced by Abraham Herjok Kuol, fl. 2005, Mike Majok Kuch, fl. 2005, Joseph Garang Deng, fl. 2005 and Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 57 mins
Dinka Diaries tells the story of some of America's most recent arrivals: Sudanese refugees who would have never dreamt a few years ago that they'd be living in America. Over the course of ten months, the film follows the lives of three Sudanese refugees who resettle in the Philadelphia area and adjust to the new A...
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written by Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968-; directed by Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968-; produced by Abraham Herjok Kuol, fl. 2005, Mike Majok Kuch, fl. 2005, Joseph Garang Deng, fl. 2005 and Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 57 mins
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Dinka Diaries tells the story of some of America's most recent arrivals: Sudanese refugees who would have never dreamt a few years ago that they'd be living in America. Over the course of ten months, the film follows the lives of three Sudanese refugees who resettle in the Philadelphia area and adjust to the new American culture and way of life. Dinka Diaries tells the story of some of America's most recent arrivals: Sudanese refugees who would h...
Dinka Diaries tells the story of some of America's most recent arrivals: Sudanese refugees who would have never dreamt a few years ago that they'd be living in America. Over the course of ten months, the film follows the lives of three Sudanese refugees who resettle in the Philadelphia area and adjust to the new American culture and way of life. Dinka Diaries tells the story of some of America's most recent arrivals: Sudanese refugees who would have never dreamt a few years ago that they'd be living in America. Over the course of ten months, the film follows the lives of three Sudanese refugees who resettle in the Philadelphia area and adjust to the new American culture and way of life. Dinka Diaries represents an important attempt to empower refugees by giving them the opportunity to represent themselves and their experiences through film.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968-, Joseph Garang Deng, fl. 2005, Mike Majok Kuch, fl. 2005, Abraham Herjok Kuol, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Filmon Mebrahtu, 1968-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Abraham Herjok Kuol, fl. 2005, Mike Majok Kuch, fl. 2005, Joseph Garang Deng, fl. 2005
Topic / Theme
Dinka, American, Sudanese, Communities, Cultural assimilation, Urban life, Education, Cultural identity, Refugees, Immigrant populations, Ethnography, Americans
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Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus
written by Randy Olson, 1955-; directed by Randy Olson, 1955-; produced by Julie Janata, Ty Carlisle and Steven Miller (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 24 mins
Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus explores the Darwin vs. intelligent design controversy. Filmmaker/evolutionary ecologist/surfer Dr. Randy Olson travels to his home state of Kansas, the top battle ground for evolution, where he challenges top advocates for intelligent design, and with a sens...
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written by Randy Olson, 1955-; directed by Randy Olson, 1955-; produced by Julie Janata, Ty Carlisle and Steven Miller (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 24 mins
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Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus explores the Darwin vs. intelligent design controversy. Filmmaker/evolutionary ecologist/surfer Dr. Randy Olson travels to his home state of Kansas, the top battle ground for evolution, where he challenges top advocates for intelligent design, and with a sense of scientific inquiry tries to understand a movement that so misfired that in Dover PA., a Republican-Bush appointee judge labeled lo...
Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus explores the Darwin vs. intelligent design controversy. Filmmaker/evolutionary ecologist/surfer Dr. Randy Olson travels to his home state of Kansas, the top battle ground for evolution, where he challenges top advocates for intelligent design, and with a sense of scientific inquiry tries to understand a movement that so misfired that in Dover PA., a Republican-Bush appointee judge labeled local efforts to teach intelligent design as 'breathtaking inanity.' School districts are now grappling with the efforts to introduce intelligent design, the movement evolutionists prefer to call 'creationism in a cheap tuxedo.' However Olson also paints an unflattering portrait of his fellow scientists. Pulling together eight evolutionists for a night of poker, he reveals them to be arrogant, condescending, and self-certain until they eventually turn on themselves in a spat that sounds like...a flock of dodos. The film provides laughter and enough serious ideas to prompt hours of discussion. Always trying to maintain a fair attitude, the film is one that audiences from both sides can watch together. Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus explores the Darwin vs. intelligent design controversy. Filmmaker/ evolutionary ecologist/ surfer Dr. Randy Olson travels to his home state of Kansas, the top battle ground for evolution, where he challenges top advocates for intelligent design, and with a sense of scientific inquiry tries to understand a movement that so misfired that in Dover PA., a Republican-Bush appointee judge labeled local efforts to teach intelligent design as "breathtaking inanity." School districts are now grappling with the efforts to introduce intelligent design, the movement evolutionists prefer to call "creationism in a cheap tuxedo." However Olson also paints an unflattering portrait of his fellow scientists. Pulling together eight evolutionists for a night of poker, he reveals them to be arrogant, condescending, and self-certain until they eventually turn on themselves in a spat that sounds like...a flock of dodos. The film provides laughter and enough serious ideas to prompt hours of discussion. Always trying to maintain a fair attitude, the film is one that audiences from both sides to watch it together.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Randy Olson, 1955-, Dr. David Bottjer, fl. 2006, John Calvert, fl. 2006, Dr. James Hanken, fl. 1999, Muffy Moose, fl. 2006, Jack Cashill, 1947-, Dr. Michael Behe, 1952-, Julie Janata, Ty Carlisle, Steven Miller
Author / Creator
Randy Olson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Randy Olson, 1955-
Person Discussed
Charles Darwin, 1809-1882
Topic / Theme
American, Religion, Creationism, School curriculums, Science curriculums, Evolution, Ethnography, Americans
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From Vérité to Virtual: Conversations on the Frontier of Film and Anthropology
written by Roderick Coover, 1967-; directed by Roderick Coover, 1967-; produced by Roderick Coover, 1967- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 59 mins
This documentary presents panel and roundtable conversations with leading documentary filmmakers, artists and ethnographers about the future of visual anthropology. Recorded at Temple University, the targeted conversations raise questions, among others, of collaboration, aesthetics, uses of new media, and how to b...
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written by Roderick Coover, 1967-; directed by Roderick Coover, 1967-; produced by Roderick Coover, 1967- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 59 mins
Description
This documentary presents panel and roundtable conversations with leading documentary filmmakers, artists and ethnographers about the future of visual anthropology. Recorded at Temple University, the targeted conversations raise questions, among others, of collaboration, aesthetics, uses of new media, and how to build a cross-disciplinary approach that bridges methods of the social sciences, humanities and fine arts. This documentary presents pan...
This documentary presents panel and roundtable conversations with leading documentary filmmakers, artists and ethnographers about the future of visual anthropology. Recorded at Temple University, the targeted conversations raise questions, among others, of collaboration, aesthetics, uses of new media, and how to build a cross-disciplinary approach that bridges methods of the social sciences, humanities and fine arts. This documentary presents panel and roundtable conversations with leading documentary filmmakers, artists and ethnographers about the future of visual anthropology. Recorded at Temple University, the targeted conversations raise questions, among others, of collaboration, aesthetics, uses of new media, and how to build a cross-disciplinary approach that bridges methods of the social sciences, humanities and fine arts. Uniquely, participants came together from across the disciplines to join in discussion about what the agenda for interdisciplinary visual anthropology might look like in this era of globalization. The responses range from the theoretically provocative to the practical. Participants include symposium panelists Phillip Alperson, Kelly Askew, Rebecca Baron, Michel Brault, Kathy Brew, Roderick Coover, Jayasinhji Jhala, Paul Stoller, and Lucien Taylor, as well as roundtable discussants Warren Bass, Noel Carroll, Kimmika Williams and others.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roderick Coover, 1967-, Paul Stoller, Kelly Askew, Rebecca Baron, 1968-, Lucien Taylor, Michel Brault, 1928-2013, Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-
Author / Creator
Roderick Coover, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
European, American, Fine arts, Mass media, Ethnographic research theory, Anthropology, Ethnographic methodology, Sciences, Ethnography, Europeans, Americans
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Pittsburgh Police, Inside/Outside Station Nine
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by Carolyn Carr, fl. 1969 and John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1970), 1 hour 18 mins
A number of short sequences show some of the events and people in the daily lives of several policemen: their intervention in domestic quarrels, the handling of a hit-and-run case, the approaches taken toward loitering youths, a drunk and disorderly charge being made in Magistrate's Court, and the interrogation of...
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by Carolyn Carr, fl. 1969 and John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1970), 1 hour 18 mins
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A number of short sequences show some of the events and people in the daily lives of several policemen: their intervention in domestic quarrels, the handling of a hit-and-run case, the approaches taken toward loitering youths, a drunk and disorderly charge being made in Magistrate's Court, and the interrogation of a burglary suspect. Police force candidates are shown being interviewed by members of the police department. A number of short sequenc...
A number of short sequences show some of the events and people in the daily lives of several policemen: their intervention in domestic quarrels, the handling of a hit-and-run case, the approaches taken toward loitering youths, a drunk and disorderly charge being made in Magistrate's Court, and the interrogation of a burglary suspect. Police force candidates are shown being interviewed by members of the police department. A number of short sequences show some of the events and people in the daily lives of several policemen: their intervention in domestic quarrels, the handling of a hit-and-run case, the approaches taken toward loitering youths, a drunk and disorderly charge being made in Magistrate's Court, and the interrogation of a burglary suspect. Police force candidates are shown being interviewed by members of the police department. They discuss their reasons for wanting to be policemen and their thoughts about themselves and their jobs, placing the film in the context of the community from which the department draws its personnel.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005, Carolyn Carr, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Pittsburgh Police
Topic / Theme
American, Police officers, Daily life, Arrests, Police inquiries, Crime, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
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Pittsburgh Police, Three Domestics
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1971), 30 mins
This film shows Pittsburgh police intervening in three domestic situations: (1) A woman wants the police to remove the man she has been living with in common law. They arrange for his arrest on an assault and battery charge; (2) A woman accuses her boyfriend of beating her and the man accuses her of lying. The pol...
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1971), 30 mins
Description
This film shows Pittsburgh police intervening in three domestic situations: (1) A woman wants the police to remove the man she has been living with in common law. They arrange for his arrest on an assault and battery charge; (2) A woman accuses her boyfriend of beating her and the man accuses her of lying. The police remove the man with some difficulty; (3) A boisterous and drunken father is removed from his house to spend the night in jail at th...
This film shows Pittsburgh police intervening in three domestic situations: (1) A woman wants the police to remove the man she has been living with in common law. They arrange for his arrest on an assault and battery charge; (2) A woman accuses her boyfriend of beating her and the man accuses her of lying. The police remove the man with some difficulty; (3) A boisterous and drunken father is removed from his house to spend the night in jail at the insistence of his wife and older son. Throughout the sequence, the father is cared for by his younger son.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Pittsburgh Police
Topic / Theme
American, African American, Domestic violence, Intoxication, Law enforcement, Arrests, Police officers, Ethnography, Americans, African Americans
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Pittsburgh Police, A Forty Dollar Misunderstanding
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 8 mins
Policemen intervene when a woman calls to complain that her boyfriend stole forty dollars.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 8 mins
Description
Policemen intervene when a woman calls to complain that her boyfriend stole forty dollars. Policemen intervene when a woman calls to complain that her boyfriend stole forty dollars. The argument soon escalates as the man refuses to admit that he took any money, and the woman, losing her temper, crashes a glass window and cuts her hand. The police try their best to diffuse the situation and eventually take the woman away from the scene.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Pittsburgh Police
Topic / Theme
American, Money, Theft, Police officers, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
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Pittsburgh Police, After the Game
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 9 mins
Police search for drugs in a house where they arrest a group of boys who return from a basketball game and are accused of having a loud party and sniffing glue.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 9 mins
Description
Police search for drugs in a house where they arrest a group of boys who return from a basketball game and are accused of having a loud party and sniffing glue.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Pittsburgh Police
Topic / Theme
American, Arrests, Searches and seizures, Parties, Police officers, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
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Pittsburgh Police, Henry is Drunk
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 7 mins
Pittsburgh police observe a man's questionable driving pattern and request him to leave his car and take a cab.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 7 mins
Description
Pittsburgh police observe a man's questionable driving pattern and request him to leave his car and take a cab.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Pittsburgh Police
Topic / Theme
American, Police inquiries, Spirits (Alcohol), Intoxication, Police officers, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
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Pittsburgh Police, Manifold Controversy
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 4 mins
A customer tries to explain to police why he feels he has been cheated out of an exhaust system by a garage owner.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Pittsburgh Police (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1973), 4 mins
Description
A customer tries to explain to police why he feels he has been cheated out of an exhaust system by a garage owner.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Pittsburgh Police
Topic / Theme
American, Law enforcement, Police officers, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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