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Why Democracy?, Shayfeen.com: We're Watching You
directed by Sherief Elkatsha, fl. 2006 and Leila Menjou, fl. 2007; produced by Rosadel Varela, fl. 1995 and Claire L. Chandler, fl. 2007, Autonomy Entertainment, in Why Democracy? (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2007), 53 mins
Shayfeen.com: We are Watching You shines a harsh spotlight on Egypt's new democracy.
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directed by Sherief Elkatsha, fl. 2006 and Leila Menjou, fl. 2007; produced by Rosadel Varela, fl. 1995 and Claire L. Chandler, fl. 2007, Autonomy Entertainment, in Why Democracy? (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2007), 53 mins
Description
Shayfeen.com: We are Watching You shines a harsh spotlight on Egypt's new democracy.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rosadel Varela, fl. 1995, Claire L. Chandler, fl. 2007, Autonomy Entertainment
Author / Creator
Sherief Elkatsha, fl. 2006, Leila Menjou, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Series
Why Democracy?
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Political events, Social activism and activists, Political reforms, Elections
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Yanomamö, A Multidisciplinary Study
written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamö (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
This film illustrates the field techniques used by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Michigan in collaboration with their Venezuelan colleagues. The film describes the team's objectives - to understand the Yanomamo population structure in genetic and social terms - and the methods used...
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written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamö (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
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This film illustrates the field techniques used by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Michigan in collaboration with their Venezuelan colleagues. The film describes the team's objectives - to understand the Yanomamo population structure in genetic and social terms - and the methods used in obtaining data. This film illustrates the field techniques used by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of M...
This film illustrates the field techniques used by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Michigan in collaboration with their Venezuelan colleagues. The film describes the team's objectives - to understand the Yanomamo population structure in genetic and social terms - and the methods used in obtaining data. This film illustrates the field techniques used by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Michigan in collaboration with their Venezuelan colleagues. The expedition shown here included specialists in human genetics, serology, epidemiology, demography, dentistry, physical and cultural anthropology, and linguistics. The film describes the team's objectives - to understand the Yanomamo population structure in genetic and social terms - and the methods used in obtaining data. It touches upon medical problems already apparent in 1968, such as the high death rate from recently introduced measles, to which the Yanomamo had no previous immunity. Insight is provided into the peculiarities of the relationship between the scientists and their subjects: the scientists collect blood specimens, photograph anomalous teeth, and stir human stool samples around in little jars, much to the bewilderment and amusement of the Yanomamo. The film also includes a brief sketch of Yanomamo culture and society.
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Date Written / Recorded
1964
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, James V. Neel, 1915-2000
Author / Creator
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1968
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamö
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, James V. Neel, 1915-2000
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Agriculture, Cultural change and history, Epidemics, Rural population, Genetics, Ethnosociology, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Yanomamö, The Feast
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- and Timothy Asch, 1932-1994; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- and Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, in Yanomamö (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1970), 29 mins
Yanomamo feasts are ceremonial, social, economic, and political events. They are occasions for men to adorn their bodies with paint and feathers, to display their strength in dance and ritualized aggression; for trading partnerships to be established or affirmed; and for the creation or testing of alliances.
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- and Timothy Asch, 1932-1994; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- and Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, in Yanomamö (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1970), 29 mins
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Yanomamo feasts are ceremonial, social, economic, and political events. They are occasions for men to adorn their bodies with paint and feathers, to display their strength in dance and ritualized aggression; for trading partnerships to be established or affirmed; and for the creation or testing of alliances. Yanomamo feasts are ceremonial, social, economic, and political events. They are occasions for men to adorn their bodies with paint and feat...
Yanomamo feasts are ceremonial, social, economic, and political events. They are occasions for men to adorn their bodies with paint and feathers, to display their strength in dance and ritualized aggression; for trading partnerships to be established or affirmed; and for the creation or testing of alliances. Yanomamo feasts are ceremonial, social, economic, and political events. They are occasions for men to adorn their bodies with paint and feathers, to display their strength in dance and ritualized aggression; for trading partnerships to be established or affirmed; and for the creation or testing of alliances. In the feast filmed in 1968, the Patanowa-teri had invited the Mahekodo-teri to their village. The two groups had been allies until a few years before this event, when they had fought over the abduction of a woman. They now hoped to renew their broken alliance, which they did successfully. Soon after the filmed feast, the two villages together raided a common enemy. A detailed discussion of this feast, and of the significance of feasting among the Yanomamo, is found in chapter 4 of Chagnon's Yanomamo: The Fierce People. The film's graphic representation of reciprocity and exchange may enrich (and be enriched by) a reading of Marcel Mauss' The Gift.
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Date Written / Recorded
1968-03-03
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamö
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Political alliances, Barter, Politics, Meals, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Yanomamö, Magical Death
written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamö (Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 29 mins
This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture.
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written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamö (Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 29 mins
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This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture. This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture. The shaman plays a vital role in Yanomamo society, for it is he who calls, commands, and often is possessed by...
This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture. This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture. The shaman plays a vital role in Yanomamo society, for it is he who calls, commands, and often is possessed by spirits, or hekura. "Like myriad glowing butterflies dancing in the sky," the hekura come down invisible trails from the mountain tops when they are summoned. A powerful shaman such as Dedeheiwa, who is known even in distant villages, manipulates not only the spirits of the mountains but also those that live within his own body. The body is a vehicle for the hekura: lured by beautiful body paint, they enter the feet and eventually settle in the chest. MAGICAL DEATH shows how shamanic drama is enacted, led by Dedeheiwa. Dedeheiwa and other shamans prepare by taking hallucinogenic drugs which enable them to speak to and become the spirits. Dedeheiwa calls a "hot and meat-hungry" hekura to devour the children's souls with fire. Then the shamans become their victims, as they writhe like dying children in a pile of ashes. Becoming hekura spirits again, they devour the ashes representing the dead children. The first day's drama ends when Dedeheiwa himself falls unconscious, attacked by a magical hook sent from another enemy. The second day, the elaborate drama resumes, as Dedeheiwa becomes a young man from the enemy village who dodges the shamans' attacks but eventually is destroyed.
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Date Written / Recorded
1971
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Dedeheiwä
Author / Creator
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamö
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Tribal and national groups, Rural population, Politics, Recreational drugs, Religious rites and ceremonies, Shamanism, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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Yanomamö, Tapir Distribution
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamö (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 12 mins
The conflict shown in The Ax Fight disrupted the political stability in Mishimishimabowei-teri. Several days after the fight, Moawa, the most prominent headman in the village, killed a tapir and presented it to his brothers-in-law who comprise an important political bloc in the village.
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamö (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 12 mins
Description
The conflict shown in The Ax Fight disrupted the political stability in Mishimishimabowei-teri. Several days after the fight, Moawa, the most prominent headman in the village, killed a tapir and presented it to his brothers-in-law who comprise an important political bloc in the village. The conflict shown in The Ax Fight disrupted the political stability in Mishimishimabowei-teri. Several days after the fight, Moawa, the most prominent headman in...
The conflict shown in The Ax Fight disrupted the political stability in Mishimishimabowei-teri. Several days after the fight, Moawa, the most prominent headman in the village, killed a tapir and presented it to his brothers-in-law who comprise an important political bloc in the village. The conflict shown in The Ax Fight disrupted the political stability in Mishimishimabowei-teri. Several days after the fight, Moawa, the most prominent headman in the village, killed a tapir and presented it to his brothers-in-law who comprise an important political bloc in the village. The gift of the animal served to reinforce his now shaken alliance with them. The film shows how the meat is prepared, cooked and distributed. The choice meat goes to the important men in the village, the scraps and fat go to the women and the children and, finally, the dogs move in for the scant leftovers. This film could be shown directly after The Ax Fight as a dramatic example of how sharing meat in a gift exchange can help socially and politically to smooth over problems and re-unite groups.
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Date Written / Recorded
1971
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Moäwä
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamö
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Communities, Ethnosociology, Hunting, Meats and poultry, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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A Zenana: Scenes and Recollections
written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933-; produced by Roger Sandall, 1933- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1981), 35 mins
In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors firmly shut at night. This film is an account of women's life in the Dhrangadra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the...
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written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Roger Sandall, 1933-; produced by Roger Sandall, 1933- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1981), 35 mins
Description
In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors firmly shut at night. This film is an account of women's life in the Dhrangadra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the 11th century A.D. until 1947. In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recen...
In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors firmly shut at night. This film is an account of women's life in the Dhrangadra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the 11th century A.D. until 1947. In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors firmly shut at night. This film is an account of women's life in the Dhrangadra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the 11th century A.D. until 1947. The film unfolds through songs, dances, and stories of several palace women, including the Maharani (wife of the Maharaja), who is the mother of one of the filmmakers. She and others reflect upon traditional women's roles, the strictness of their former seclusion, and the ideals of women's purity and inner strength.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-, Roger Sandall, 1933-, Maharani Sahiba, 1930-
Author / Creator
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-, Roger Sandall, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Maharani Sahiba, 1930-
Topic / Theme
Northern Indian, Politics, Sexuality, Gender status, Women, Cultural participation, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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