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Barbarians: Fierce and Friendly
written by Dr. Ronald P. Toby; directed by Ikeda Hajime and Chet Kincaid, fl. 2010; produced by Chet Kincaid, fl. 2010 and Ikeda Hajime, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 11 mins
Like people elsewhere, Japanese throughout their history have encountered aliens in reality and in fantasy, and then have tried to incorporate them into their view of the world. Ronald P. Toby, noted Japanese historian, examines ways in which the Japanese have expressed their understanding of the foreign such as K...
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written by Dr. Ronald P. Toby; directed by Ikeda Hajime and Chet Kincaid, fl. 2010; produced by Chet Kincaid, fl. 2010 and Ikeda Hajime, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 11 mins
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Like people elsewhere, Japanese throughout their history have encountered aliens in reality and in fantasy, and then have tried to incorporate them into their view of the world. Ronald P. Toby, noted Japanese historian, examines ways in which the Japanese have expressed their understanding of the foreign such as Koreans, Okinawans, Chinese and Americans, both black and white. Like people elsewhere, Japanese throughout their history have encounter...
Like people elsewhere, Japanese throughout their history have encountered aliens in reality and in fantasy, and then have tried to incorporate them into their view of the world. Ronald P. Toby, noted Japanese historian, examines ways in which the Japanese have expressed their understanding of the foreign such as Koreans, Okinawans, Chinese and Americans, both black and white. Like people elsewhere, Japanese throughout their history have encountered aliens in reality and in fantasy, and then have tried to incorporate them into their view of the world. Ronald P. Toby, noted Japanese historian, examines ways in which the Japanese have expressed their understanding of the foreign such as Koreans, Okinawans, Chinese and Americans, both black and white. The program includes a rich array of drawings, paintings and other visual images, mostly from eighteenth and nineteenth century Japan, showing aliens in popular art and aliens as enacted in festivals of the era. The program is suitable for use at the secondary school level and above, for courses not only about Japan but also about ethnic relations anywhere.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dr. Ronald P. Toby, Chet Kincaid, fl. 2010, Ikeda Hajime, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan
Author / Creator
Dr. Ronald P. Toby, Ikeda Hajime, Chet Kincaid, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Dr. Ronald P. Toby
Topic / Theme
Japanese, Cultural change and history, Memories, Violence, War, Cultural identity, Politics, Fine arts, Ethnography
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Barracks Man (L'homme des Casernes)
written by Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013; directed by Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013; produced by Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1994), 1 hour 30 mins
This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, Switzerland.
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written by Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013; directed by Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013; produced by Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1994), 1 hour 30 mins
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This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, Switzerland. This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, S...
This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, Switzerland. This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, Switzerland. Having previously filmed recruitment, Veuve was now allowed to document exercises, inspections and rest breaks. Although she interviewed the entire platoon on several occasions, the film focusses on five recruits from different parts of French-speaking Switzerland, each with a different background and a unique opinion on serving in the military. Time is also spent on the superior officers; the Colonel, the Major, the platoon-leader, and a Corporal. The recruits' remarks underline problems concerning not only the army, but life in general, including unemployment, drugs and the many changes going on in the world today.
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Date Written / Recorded
1990
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013
Author / Creator
Jacqueline Veuve, 1930-2013
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Swiss, Psychology, Military training, National government, Militias, Cultural identity, Politics, Soldiers, Ethnography
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The Bharvad Predicament
written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1987), 50 mins
Bharvad cattle herdsmen have been nomadic pastorlalists for centuries. This film presents the conflict that has arisen between the local, landholding Kanbi farmers and the Bharvad in Dhrangadhra, western India.
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written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1987), 50 mins
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Bharvad cattle herdsmen have been nomadic pastorlalists for centuries. This film presents the conflict that has arisen between the local, landholding Kanbi farmers and the Bharvad in Dhrangadhra, western India. Bharvad cattle herdsmen have been nomadic pastorlalists for centuries. This film presents the conflict that has arisen between the local, landholding Kanbi farmers and the Bharvad in Dhrangadhra, western India. They are in the midst of a p...
Bharvad cattle herdsmen have been nomadic pastorlalists for centuries. This film presents the conflict that has arisen between the local, landholding Kanbi farmers and the Bharvad in Dhrangadhra, western India. Bharvad cattle herdsmen have been nomadic pastorlalists for centuries. This film presents the conflict that has arisen between the local, landholding Kanbi farmers and the Bharvad in Dhrangadhra, western India. They are in the midst of a particularly dry season and competition for the available land and water resources has escalated producing a state of tension between the farmers and the herdsmen. The farmers appear to be supported by the government while the Bharvad are tolerated as a quaint but relatively unimportant political entity. The history of the relationship between the farmers and the pastoralists is reviewed in depth and both points of view are represented. This film clearly demonstrates the influences that geography, natural resources and governmental policies have on the survival of particular ethnic groups and cultures.
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Date Written / Recorded
1983
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-, Roger Sandall, 1933-, Maya Gamara Bharvad, Mayra Gamara Bharvad
Author / Creator
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-, Roger Sandall, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Kanbi, Bharvad, Farmers, Local government, Water supply, Agricultural conditions, Herders, Property rights, Ethnography, Kunbi, Bharwad
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Born Into Struggle
written by Anita Khanna, fl. 2006 and Rehad Desai, 1963-; directed by Rehad Desai, 1963-; produced by Bhekizizwe Peterson, fl. 1997 and Rehad Desai, 1963- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2004), 52 mins
Filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely involved in politics.
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written by Anita Khanna, fl. 2006 and Rehad Desai, 1963-; directed by Rehad Desai, 1963-; produced by Bhekizizwe Peterson, fl. 1997 and Rehad Desai, 1963- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2004), 52 mins
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Filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely involved in politics. Filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely involved in politics. Barney Desai was a political hero during South Africa's struggle for freedom, yet as a father he was damagingly...
Filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely involved in politics. Filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely involved in politics. Barney Desai was a political hero during South Africa's struggle for freedom, yet as a father he was damagingly absent emotionally. Rehad spent most of his young life in exile and became politically active himself. On this intensely personal journey into his past, Rehad realizes he is following in his fathers footsteps as he reviews his relationship with his own estranged teenage son.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rehad Desai, 1963-, Ravi Desai, Barney Desai, 1932-1997, Rose Desai, Che Desai, fl. 2004, Zivia Desai Keiper, fl. 2006, Bhekizizwe Peterson, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Anita Khanna, fl. 2006, Rehad Desai, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
British, South African, Political causes, Parent-child relations, Racism, Exile, Civil rights, Fathers, Ethnography, South Africans
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Burma Diary
written by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998; directed by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998; produced by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 55 mins
This powerful and universally–acclaimed documentary explores the revolutionary movement fighting for democracy in Burma and depicts how young people, in particular, are affected by the human rights abuses of Burma's dictatorial military government.
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written by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998; directed by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998; produced by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 55 mins
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This powerful and universally–acclaimed documentary explores the revolutionary movement fighting for democracy in Burma and depicts how young people, in particular, are affected by the human rights abuses of Burma's dictatorial military government. This powerful and universally–acclaimed documentary explores the revolutionary movement fighting for democracy in Burma and depicts how young people, in particular, are affected by the human rights...
This powerful and universally–acclaimed documentary explores the revolutionary movement fighting for democracy in Burma and depicts how young people, in particular, are affected by the human rights abuses of Burma's dictatorial military government. This powerful and universally–acclaimed documentary explores the revolutionary movement fighting for democracy in Burma and depicts how young people, in particular, are affected by the human rights abuses of Burma's dictatorial military government. The State Law and Order Restoration Council forcibly overthrew Burma's free 1990 election, when the Burmese people voted overwhelmingly for the National League of Democracy, the party of nonviolence advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Burma Diary focuses on the story of Tint Aung, a young Burmese man who was actively involved in the protest movement while in college. He is forced to flee from his home and take refuge in the jungles of the Burmese-Thailand border along with his wife and his two young daughters. As the film chronicles four harsh years of Tint Aung's struggle to survive, it provides a passionate and at times heartbreaking study of the hopes of and the obstacles facing the Burmese democracy movement.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998, San San Myint, Aung San Suu Kyi, 1945-, Naing Aung, 1980-, Tint Aung, 1970-
Author / Creator
Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998
Person Discussed
Aung San Suu Kyi, 1945-, Tint Aung, 1970-
Topic / Theme
Karen, Burmese, Totalitarianism, War, Human rights, Politics, Refugees, Democracy, Martial law, Burma-Myanmar Conflict, 1982-2008, Ethnography, S’gaw Karen, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Bushman's Secret
written by Anita Khanna, fl. 2006; directed by Rehad Desai, 1963-; produced by Anita Khanna, fl. 2006, Hartmut Keiper, fl. 2006, Zivia Desai Keiper, fl. 2006 and Rehad Desai, 1963- (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
When South African filmmaker Rehad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge, he meets Jan van der Westhuizen, a fascinating Khomani San traditional healer. Jan's struggle to live close to nature is hampered by centuries of colonial exploitation of the San Bushmen an...
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written by Anita Khanna, fl. 2006; directed by Rehad Desai, 1963-; produced by Anita Khanna, fl. 2006, Hartmut Keiper, fl. 2006, Zivia Desai Keiper, fl. 2006 and Rehad Desai, 1963- (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
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When South African filmmaker Rehad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge, he meets Jan van der Westhuizen, a fascinating Khomani San traditional healer. Jan's struggle to live close to nature is hampered by centuries of colonial exploitation of the San Bushmen and of their land. Unable to survive as they once did hunting and gathering, the Khomani now live in a state of poverty that threatens to...
When South African filmmaker Rehad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge, he meets Jan van der Westhuizen, a fascinating Khomani San traditional healer. Jan's struggle to live close to nature is hampered by centuries of colonial exploitation of the San Bushmen and of their land. Unable to survive as they once did hunting and gathering, the Khomani now live in a state of poverty that threatens to see the last of this community forever. One plant could make all the difference. Hoodia, a cactus used by Bushmen for centuries, has caught the attention of a giant pharmaceutical company. It now stands to decide the fate of the Khomani San. When South African filmmaker Rehad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge, he meets Jan van der Westhuizen, a fascinating Khomani San traditional healer. Jan's struggle to live close to nature is hampered by centuries of colonial exploitation of the San Bushmen and of their land. Unable to survive as they once did hunting and gathering, the Khomani now live in a state of poverty that threatens to see the last of this community forever. One plant could make all the difference. Hoodia, a cactus used by Bushmen for centuries, has caught the attention of a giant pharmaceutical company. It now stands to decide the fate of the Khomani San. Bushman's Secret features breathtaking footage of the Kalahari landscape, and exposes us to a world where modernity collides with ancient ways, at a time when each has, strangely, come to rely on the other.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rehad Desai, 1963-, Jan Van der Westhulzen, Anita Khanna, fl. 2006, Hartmut Keiper, fl. 2006, Zivia Desai Keiper, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Anita Khanna, fl. 2006, Rehad Desai, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Khomani San, Environment, Botany, Ethnobotany, Herbalism, Economics, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, San
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Canada: The Story of Us, Episode 9, A New Identity 1946 - 1970
directed by Timothy Wolochatiuk, fl. 2009; produced by Tara Elwood, fl. 2014, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in Canada: The Story of Us, Episode 9 (District of Columbia: MagellanTV, 2018), 44 mins
Canada experiences a boom-time after the war, but not all are happy with the status quo and seek to reshape the country - dark legacies of injustice are challenged. The circle of Confederation grows, and Canada emerges as a complex and cosmopolitan nation on the world stage.
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directed by Timothy Wolochatiuk, fl. 2009; produced by Tara Elwood, fl. 2014, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in Canada: The Story of Us, Episode 9 (District of Columbia: MagellanTV, 2018), 44 mins
Description
Canada experiences a boom-time after the war, but not all are happy with the status quo and seek to reshape the country - dark legacies of injustice are challenged. The circle of Confederation grows, and Canada emerges as a complex and cosmopolitan nation on the world stage.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tara Elwood, fl. 2014, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Sylvie Pamphile, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Timothy Wolochatiuk, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
MagellanTV
Series
Canada: The Story of Us
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Bothwell, 1944-, Rosemary Sadlier, fl. 1993, Cameron Bailey, fl. 1997, Charlotte Gray, 1948-, Duncan McCue, fl. 1998, John English, Sylvie Pamphile, fl. 2005
Person Discussed
Robert Bothwell, 1944-, Rosemary Sadlier, fl. 1993, Cameron Bailey, fl. 1997, Charlotte Gray, 1948-, Duncan McCue, fl. 1998, John English, Viola Desmond, 1914-1965
Topic / Theme
Economic discrimination, Social justice, Political rivalries, Race and culture, Race discrimination, African Americans, French Canadians, Cree
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Caribbean Eye, Indigenous Survivors
written by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945-, Tony Hall, fl. 1991 and Ken Corsbie, fl. 1991-2006; directed by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945- and Tony Hall, fl. 1991; produced by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945- and Tony Hall, fl. 1991, in Caribbean Eye (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1991), 26 mins
Although the indigenous population of the Caribbean was decimated by the European invasion, many peoples and many cultural traditions have survived and grown stronger through change and hybridization. This program looks at survivors from Guyana, Trinidad, St. Vincent, Dominica, and Belize, examining their current...
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written by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945-, Tony Hall, fl. 1991 and Ken Corsbie, fl. 1991-2006; directed by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945- and Tony Hall, fl. 1991; produced by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945- and Tony Hall, fl. 1991, in Caribbean Eye (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1991), 26 mins
Description
Although the indigenous population of the Caribbean was decimated by the European invasion, many peoples and many cultural traditions have survived and grown stronger through change and hybridization. This program looks at survivors from Guyana, Trinidad, St. Vincent, Dominica, and Belize, examining their current movements toward exchange, cooperation, and united action.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945-, Tony Hall, fl. 1991, Ken Corsbie, fl. 1991-2006
Author / Creator
Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016, Christopher Laird, 1945-, Tony Hall, fl. 1991, Ken Corsbie, fl. 1991-2006
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Series
Caribbean Eye
Speaker / Narrator
Ken Corsbie, fl. 1991-2006
Topic / Theme
Carib, Caribbean, Politics, Ethnic groups, Cultural assimilation, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Ethnic relations, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 by Banyan
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Close Encounters of No Kind
written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 1 mins
Close Encounters of No Kind follows the Rabari, camel and sheep herders of Saurastra, India. Their nomadic lifestyle requires them to move herds of sheep and camels across the Saurastrian landscape to seek grazing and water. This practice has been going on for hundreds of years and during that time the Rabari have...
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written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 1 mins
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Close Encounters of No Kind follows the Rabari, camel and sheep herders of Saurastra, India. Their nomadic lifestyle requires them to move herds of sheep and camels across the Saurastrian landscape to seek grazing and water. This practice has been going on for hundreds of years and during that time the Rabari have developed close working relationships with many groups and deeply adverse relations with other groups. Close Encounters of No Kind fol...
Close Encounters of No Kind follows the Rabari, camel and sheep herders of Saurastra, India. Their nomadic lifestyle requires them to move herds of sheep and camels across the Saurastrian landscape to seek grazing and water. This practice has been going on for hundreds of years and during that time the Rabari have developed close working relationships with many groups and deeply adverse relations with other groups. Close Encounters of No Kind follows the Rabari, camel and sheep herders of Saurastra, India. Their nomadic lifestyle requires them to move herds of sheep and camels across the Saurastrian landscape to seek grazing and water. This practice has been going on for hundreds of years and during that time the Rabari have developed close working relationships with many groups and deeply adverse relations with other groups. Traveling with the Rabari through the region of Jhalavad for a period of two months as they drift eastwards on their out migration, the film consists of a series of conversations with different caste groups about the Rabari way of life and their relations with the Rabari. It is a culture of tension and distrust; all of the interdependent caste groups are wary of the Rabari and of each other. While there are no actual encounters between the groups in the film, they accuse each other of inappropriate conduct and irresponsible character in their conversations with the filmmaker. He is not spared either; they accuse him of profiteering from this filmic exploration. This film is then a traverse of two landscapes: the physical arid region of Jhalavad and the internal and imagined world of Rabari intercaste relations with Hindu and Muslims castes who are their partners in life.
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Date Written / Recorded
1987
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-, Ali, fl. 1987, Hussain, fl. 1987, Mayra, fl. 1987, Kanu, fl. 1987, Ranchod, fl. 1987, Bhima, fl. 1987, Devji Hakka, fl. 1987, Heera Bai, fl. 1987
Author / Creator
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Rabari, Rural population, Skirmishes, Social castes, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Herders, Ethnography
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C.L.R. James Funeral Celebration of a Life, Tape 3
in C.L.R. James Funeral Celebration of a Life (Banyan Archive, 1989), 21 mins
Novelist, cultural activist George Lamming addresses the funeral of Author, political activist, literary critic, political commentator C.L.R. James
Keywords: Caribbean, literature, politics
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in C.L.R. James Funeral Celebration of a Life (Banyan Archive, 1989), 21 mins
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Novelist, cultural activist George Lamming addresses the funeral of Author, political activist, literary critic, political commentator C.L.R. James
Keywords: Caribbean, literature, politics
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
Tony Hall, 1948-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Series
C.L.R. James Funeral Celebration of a Life
Speaker / Narrator
George Lamming, 1927-
Person Discussed
George Lamming, 1927-, C. L. R. James, 1901-1989
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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