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At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan...
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
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At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan to construct a highway directly through their territory. But their strategy for survival has been effective: defend their lands from i...
At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan to construct a highway directly through their territory. But their strategy for survival has been effective: defend their lands from invasions while their leaders navigate the tricky waters of Brazilian politics. The film focuses on the charismatic leader, Chief Wai-Wai, as he travels from his remote village to Brazil's capitol, encountering for the first time airplanes, elevators, and skyscrapers. But the real barriers are not physical but bureaucratic and cultural. He doesn't read or write, has never been at a meeting before, and doesn't speak the language of these foreign people. Unlike the traditional depictions of indigenous persons as pristine, removed from the forces of the outside world, At the Edge of Conquest reveals a society grappling with the real politique of a larger nation-state. Chief Wai-Wai is fighting the role of victim in a desperate effort to shape the destiny of his people. It is a voyage resembling a cross between Alice in Wonderland and a Kafkaesque nightmare. But it is one which ultimately all isolated indigenous societies are forced to make if they are to survive this rapidly changing world. High School College Adult
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Geoffrey O'Connor, Wai-Wai, fl. 1993, Realis Pictures, Inc, Margo Skinner, 1950-2005
Author / Creator
Geoffrey O'Connor
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Margo Skinner, 1950-2005
Person Discussed
Wai-Wai, fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Wayampi (Waiãpi), Gold mines and mining, Property rights, Evacuations, Capitalism, Economic development, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Anthropology, Ethnography, Wayampi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Ausangate
written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday l...
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written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday life. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible on...
This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday life. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible only through a strong symbiotic relationship to their alpacas and llamas. This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible only through a strong symbiotic relationship to their alpacas and llamas. From these animals they gain food, pelts, dried dung for fuel, transport for goods, and yarn for clothing. The film shows weaving techniques, first haircutting rites of passage, and the annual pilgrimage of Qoyllur Rit'I, in which dancers known as ukus stand all night on the 15,000-foot-high glacier so they may have the privilege of taking a chunk of ice from the mountain that is later melted and drunk by their community as sacred water. Visually cinematic, the film carries a deep message of survival and cultural continuity in an environment with elevations over 14,000 feet. Faced with the pressures of modernization, Quechuas are confronted with choices about whether to move to the cities in search of jobs and educations-- thus separating themselves from nature and from Ausangate- or to continue in a lifestyle that has sustained them for centuries. Theirs is a story of change incorporated onto a bedrock of tradition that is dynamic and capable of adaptation.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017, Miguel Pacsi Mayu, Roman Vizcarra, Maria Merma Gonzalo, Dr. Juan Victor Nuñez del Prado, Dr. Jorge Flores Ochoa, Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016, Liam Lockhart
Author / Creator
Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Liam Lockhart
Topic / Theme
Quechua, Anthropology, Cultural identity, Cultural change and history, Immigration and emigration, Textile industry, Agriculture, Rural population, Religious beliefs, Ethnography, Quiquima
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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The Blooms Of Banjeli: Technology and Gender in African Ironmaking
written by Carlyn Saltman, fl. 2000, Eugenia Herbert, 1929- and Candice Gaucher, fl. 1986; directed by Carlyn Saltman, fl. 2000 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 29 mins
The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace to smelt iron.
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written by Carlyn Saltman, fl. 2000, Eugenia Herbert, 1929- and Candice Gaucher, fl. 1986; directed by Carlyn Saltman, fl. 2000 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 29 mins
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The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace to smelt iron. The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surroun...
The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace to smelt iron. The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace to smelt iron. For centuries the high-quality iron blooms from Bassari natural draft furnaces had been a key commodity in the West African economy. But the industry declined during the early 20th century, and by the 1920s the smelters had abandoned their furnaces. Now, memory of the old ironmaking practices is fast fading. In 1985, historians Candice Gaucher and Eugenia Herbert went to the village of Banjeli. An old smelter, who had watched his father and grandfather make iron, allowed filming while he built a new furnace and prepared it to "breathe." He explains the sexual restrictions on the people and their relevance to the preparation of the furnace. The documentary offers an interesting approach to our understanding of the relationship between conceptions of gender and technology in traditional African society. The people of Banjeli liken the furnace to a woman's body, which is 'impregnated' by the smelter. The process of smelting is compared to that of giving birth, the furnace being the womb and the iron bloom, the newborn.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carlyn Saltman, fl. 2000, Eugenia Herbert, 1929-, Candice Gaucher, fl. 1986
Author / Creator
Carlyn Saltman, fl. 2000, Eugenia Herbert, 1929-, Candice Gaucher, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Bassari, Metal-working, Iron and steel industry, Tribal and national groups, Cultural identity, Gender, Ethnography, Oniyan
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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The Brown Book: Maori in Screen Production
(Auckland, Auckland Region: Ngā Aho Whakaari, 2013), 105 page(s)
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(Auckland, Auckland Region: Ngā Aho Whakaari, 2013), 105 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Melissa Wikaire, 1970-2013, Ella Henry, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Melissa Wikaire, 1970-2013, Ella Henry, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Ngā Aho Whakaari
Topic / Theme
Film and films, Film industry, Maori people, Cultural identity, Maori
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Nga Aho Whakaari. All rights reserved.
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Cannibal Culture: Art, Appropriation, & the Commodification of Difference
written by Deborah Root (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996, originally published 1996), 260 page(s)
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written by Deborah Root (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996, originally published 1996), 260 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Deborah Root
Author / Creator
Deborah Root
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Westview Press
Topic / Theme
Commodities, Cultural identity, Fine arts
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by Deborah Root. Reproduced by permission of Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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Cannibal Tours
directed by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013; produced by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013 (Cairns, Queensland: Camerawork Pty, 1988), 1 hour 7 mins
One of the most influential and enduring ethnographic documentaries ever produced, Cannibal Tours explores the phenomenon of the growing tourism industry in Papua New Guinea, and in the process turns the ethnographic lens on Western mass-market culture with disturbingly perceptive insight and candor. Legendary do...
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directed by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013; produced by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013 (Cairns, Queensland: Camerawork Pty, 1988), 1 hour 7 mins
Description
One of the most influential and enduring ethnographic documentaries ever produced, Cannibal Tours explores the phenomenon of the growing tourism industry in Papua New Guinea, and in the process turns the ethnographic lens on Western mass-market culture with disturbingly perceptive insight and candor. Legendary documentarist Dennis O'Rourke films rich western tourists, journeying into the jungles of Papua New Guinea, eager to experience a safe an...
One of the most influential and enduring ethnographic documentaries ever produced, Cannibal Tours explores the phenomenon of the growing tourism industry in Papua New Guinea, and in the process turns the ethnographic lens on Western mass-market culture with disturbingly perceptive insight and candor. Legendary documentarist Dennis O'Rourke films rich western tourists, journeying into the jungles of Papua New Guinea, eager to experience a safe and sanitized version of the 'heart of darkness'. With a sense of dark comedy, he portarys their voyeurism and materialism, as they garishly display all the characteristics of the loud, boorish western traveler, oblivious to the native culture they are invading. O'Rourke excels at capturing the native islanders as they adapt to this influx of western people and capitalism. This provocative documentary raises questions about western desires to experience 'authentic' or 'primitive' cultures, and what those desires ultimately say about us and our 'advanced' culture.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013
Author / Creator
Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Camerawork Pty
Topic / Theme
Cultural adaptation, Cultural identity, Travelers, Tourism industry, Americans, Europeans, Papua New Guineans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988 by Camerawork Pty Ltd
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Cannibal Tours (Teacher's Edition)
directed by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013; produced by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013 (Cairns, Queensland: Camerawork Pty, 1988), 1 hour 7 mins
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One of the most influential and enduring ethnographic documentaries ever produced, Cannibal Tours explores the phenomenon of the growing tourism industry in Papua New Guinea, and in the process turns the ethnographic lens on Western mass-market culture with disturbingly percep...
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directed by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013; produced by Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013 (Cairns, Queensland: Camerawork Pty, 1988), 1 hour 7 mins
Description
View Teaching Guide for this video.
One of the most influential and enduring ethnographic documentaries ever produced, Cannibal Tours explores the phenomenon of the growing tourism industry in Papua New Guinea, and in the process turns the ethnographic lens on Western mass-market culture with disturbingly perceptive insight and candor. Legendary documentarist Dennis O'Rourke films rich western tourists, journeying into the jungles of Papua New...
View Teaching Guide for this video.
One of the most influential and enduring ethnographic documentaries ever produced, Cannibal Tours explores the phenomenon of the growing tourism industry in Papua New Guinea, and in the process turns the ethnographic lens on Western mass-market culture with disturbingly perceptive insight and candor. Legendary documentarist Dennis O'Rourke films rich western tourists, journeying into the jungles of Papua New Guinea, eager to experience a safe and sanitized version of the 'heart of darkness'. With a sense of dark comedy, he portarys their voyeurism and materialism, as they garishly display all the characteristics of the loud, boorish western traveler, oblivious to the native culture they are invading. O'Rourke excels at capturing the native islanders as they adapt to this influx of western people and capitalism. This provocative documentary raises questions about western desires to experience 'authentic' or 'primitive' cultures, and what those desires ultimately say about us and our 'advanced' culture.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013
Author / Creator
Dennis O'Rourke, 1945-2013
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Camerawork Pty
Topic / Theme
Cultural adaptation, Cultural identity, Travelers, Tourism industry, Americans, Europeans, Papua New Guineans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988 by Camerawork Pty Ltd
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Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone: Gender and Politics in Sri Lanka
written by Sandya Hewamanne, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 297 page(s)
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written by Sandya Hewamanne, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 297 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Sandya Hewamanne
Author / Creator
Sandya Hewamanne
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Cultural identity, Apparel, Politics, Women, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Cooking Guam Style
directed by Larry Thomas, 1961-; produced by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2011), 7 mins
In this short documentary, Guam chef Peter Duenas shares his passion for cooking with unique recreations of traditional local favourites.
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directed by Larry Thomas, 1961-; produced by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2011), 7 mins
Description
In this short documentary, Guam chef Peter Duenas shares his passion for cooking with unique recreations of traditional local favourites.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Larry Thomas, 1961-, Emily Moli, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Larry Thomas, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization)
Speaker / Narrator
Emily Moli, fl. 2011
Topic / Theme
Chamorro, Cultural identity, Cooks, Foods
Copyright Message
©2011
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Eunuchs: India's Third Gender
written by Michael Yorke, fl. 1976-2005; directed by Michael Yorke, fl. 1976-2005 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 49 mins
This extraordinary film explores the twilight world of India's eunuchs who both exploit and bewail their ill-defined status within society. The eunuchs introduce a special world, where for them divinity and daily life alternate in the flash of an exquisitely made-up eye. A 3,600-strong ancient sect who claim to be...
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written by Michael Yorke, fl. 1976-2005; directed by Michael Yorke, fl. 1976-2005 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 49 mins
Description
This extraordinary film explores the twilight world of India's eunuchs who both exploit and bewail their ill-defined status within society. The eunuchs introduce a special world, where for them divinity and daily life alternate in the flash of an exquisitely made-up eye. A 3,600-strong ancient sect who claim to be descended from the gods live in relative luxury. Other Indian men explain why they too underwent painful castration.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Yorke, fl. 1976-2005, Kiran, Aruna Har Prasad, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
Michael Yorke, fl. 1976-2005
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Aruna Har Prasad, fl. 1991
Topic / Theme
Indian, Indian people, Local populations, Cultural identity, Sexuality, Gender roles, Gender status, Marriage, Societal structure, Religious beliefs, Prostitution, Romantic relationships, Gender, Ethnography, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Indians (Asian), Marubo, Matis
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 BBC Worldwide
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