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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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AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean
edited by Joan Vincent, Ida Susser, John Kreniske and George C. Bond (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, originally published 1997), 260 page(s)
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edited by Joan Vincent, Ida Susser, John Kreniske and George C. Bond (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, originally published 1997), 260 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Joan Vincent, Ida Susser, John Kreniske, George C. Bond
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Westview Press
Topic / Theme
Anthropology, AIDS
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 by George Clement Bond. Reproduced by permission of Westview Press
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Beyond human limits, Cold
directed by Nicolas Gabriel, in Beyond human limits (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 1 hour 5 mins
Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, 'Beyond Human Limits' recounts adventures of scientists who have risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies when confronted to extreme conditions.Cold: Dr. Cauchy was trapped for a whole night outdoors in extreme weather.
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directed by Nicolas Gabriel, in Beyond human limits (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 1 hour 5 mins
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Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, 'Beyond Human Limits' recounts adventures of scientists who have risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies when confronted to extreme conditions.Cold: Dr. Cauchy was trapped for a whole night outdoors in extreme weather.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nicolas Gabriel, Peter Hudson
Author / Creator
Nicolas Gabriel
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Beyond human limits
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Hudson
Topic / Theme
Environmental illnesses, Human physiology, Biology, Nepali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by ZED
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Beyond human limits, Hypoxia
directed by Charlie Buffet, fl. 2014, in Beyond human limits (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 52 mins
Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, 'Beyond Human Limits' recounts adventures of scientists who have risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies when confronted to extreme conditions.Hypoxia: Dr. Jaeger tested his resistance to hypoxia, the lack of oxygen, by living two...
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directed by Charlie Buffet, fl. 2014, in Beyond human limits (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 52 mins
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Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, 'Beyond Human Limits' recounts adventures of scientists who have risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies when confronted to extreme conditions.Hypoxia: Dr. Jaeger tested his resistance to hypoxia, the lack of oxygen, by living two months at an altitude of 6,700 meters.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charlie Buffet, fl. 2014, Patrick Floersheim, fl. 1974-2009
Author / Creator
Charlie Buffet, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Beyond human limits
Speaker / Narrator
Patrick Floersheim, fl. 1974-2009
Topic / Theme
Environmental illnesses, Mountain climbers and climbing, Human physiology, Biology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by ZED
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Beyond human limits, Time
directed by Florence Tran, fl. 2007, in Beyond human limits (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 51 mins
Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, 'Beyond Human Limits' recounts adventures of scientists who have risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies when confronted to extreme conditions.Time isolation: Michel Siffre spent two months beneath the earth's surface without any t...
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directed by Florence Tran, fl. 2007, in Beyond human limits (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 51 mins
Description
Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, 'Beyond Human Limits' recounts adventures of scientists who have risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies when confronted to extreme conditions.Time isolation: Michel Siffre spent two months beneath the earth's surface without any time landmarks. He discovered the existence of an 'internal clock' and his experiments gave birth to a new science: chrono biology.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Florence Tran, fl. 2007, Patrick Floersheim, fl. 1974-2009
Author / Creator
Florence Tran, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Beyond human limits
Speaker / Narrator
Patrick Floersheim, fl. 1974-2009
Topic / Theme
Human physiology, Perceptions and senses, Biology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by ZED
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A Brief History of the Smile
written by Angus Trumble (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2004, originally published 2004), 292 page(s)
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written by Angus Trumble (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2004, originally published 2004), 292 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Angus Trumble
Author / Creator
Angus Trumble
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Basic Books
Topic / Theme
Human description, Communication, Behavior
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Angus Trumble. Reproduced by permission of Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas
written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
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written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Robert R. Desiarlais
Author / Creator
Robert R. Desiarlais
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Nepalese, Spirituality, Soul, Emotions and feelings, Spiritual healing, Shamanism, Ethnography, Nepali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Copy of 1890 article "The Human Bones of the Hemenway Collection in the United States Army Medical Museum at Washington", notated by G. Pepp...
in George Hubbard Pepper Papers, 1895-1918, of ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI) (1890), Box 7: Manuscripts, Folder 43: Bound copy of an 1890 article by Washington Matthews "The human bones of the Hemenway Collection in the United States Army Medical Museum at Washington," with notes by Pepper. , 17 page(s)
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in George Hubbard Pepper Papers, 1895-1918, of ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI) (1890), Box 7: Manuscripts, Folder 43: Bound copy of an 1890 article by Washington Matthews "The human bones of the Hemenway Collection in the United States Army Medical Museum at Washington," with notes by Pepper. , 17 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1890
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Periodical article
Contributor
George H. Pepper, 1873-1924, Washington Matthews, 1843-1905
Author / Creator
George H. Pepper, 1873-1924, Washington Matthews, 1843-1905
Topic / Theme
Biological anthropology, American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000. ProQuest Information and Learning Company and The Latin American Library of Tulane University. All rights reserved.
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Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa
written by Katherine A. Dettwyler (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1994), 188 page(s)
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written by Katherine A. Dettwyler (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1994), 188 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Katherine A. Dettwyler
Author / Creator
Katherine A. Dettwyler
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Malian, Poverty, Death, Life stages, Africans, Field work for anthropology, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Latinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 by Waveland Press
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Development Anthropology: Encounters in the Real World
written by Riall W. Nolan (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002, originally published 2002), 372 page(s)
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written by Riall W. Nolan (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002, originally published 2002), 372 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Riall W. Nolan
Author / Creator
Riall W. Nolan
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Westview Press
Topic / Theme
Economic development, Anthropology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Riall Nolan. Reproduced by permission of Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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