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The Taste of Blood: Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomblé
written by Jim Wafer, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991, originally published 1991), 237 page(s)
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written by Jim Wafer, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991, originally published 1991), 237 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Jim Wafer
Author / Creator
Jim Wafer
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Brazilian, Brazilian people, Spirituality, Religion, Spiritual possession, Candomblé, Ethnography, Jews
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Copyright © 1991 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Crossing Between Worlds: The Navajo of Canyon de Chelly
written by Lupita McClanahan and Jeanne Simonelli (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2008, originally published 2008), 156 page(s)
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written by Lupita McClanahan and Jeanne Simonelli (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2008, originally published 2008), 156 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Lupita McClanahan, Jeanne Simonelli
Author / Creator
Lupita McClanahan, Jeanne Simonelli
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Navajo, Navajo people, Field work for anthropology, Thunder storms, Trails, Warm weather, Domestic life, Public parks, Archaeological methodology
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Copyright © 2008 by Waveland Press
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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
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Copyright © 1994 by Waveland Press
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Daughter from Danang
directed by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010; produced by Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, Interfaze Educational Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 21 mins
A heartbreaking documentary that upsets your expectations of happily-ever-afters, Daughter from Danang is a riveting emotional drama of longing, identity, and the personal legacy of war. To all outward appearances, Heidi is the proverbial "all-American girl", hailing from small town Pulaski, Tenn. But her birth na...
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directed by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010; produced by Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, Interfaze Educational Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 21 mins
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A heartbreaking documentary that upsets your expectations of happily-ever-afters, Daughter from Danang is a riveting emotional drama of longing, identity, and the personal legacy of war. To all outward appearances, Heidi is the proverbial "all-American girl", hailing from small town Pulaski, Tenn. But her birth name was Mai Thi Hiep. Born in Danang, Vietnam in 1968, she's the mixed-race daughter of an American serviceman and a Vietnamese woman. F...
A heartbreaking documentary that upsets your expectations of happily-ever-afters, Daughter from Danang is a riveting emotional drama of longing, identity, and the personal legacy of war. To all outward appearances, Heidi is the proverbial "all-American girl", hailing from small town Pulaski, Tenn. But her birth name was Mai Thi Hiep. Born in Danang, Vietnam in 1968, she's the mixed-race daughter of an American serviceman and a Vietnamese woman. Fearing for her daughter's safety at the war's end, Hiep's mother sent her to the U.S. on Operation Babylift, a Ford administration plan to relocate orphans and mixed-race children to the U.S. for adoption before they fell victim to a frighteningly uncertain future in Vietnam after the Americans pulled out. Kim believed her daughter would be in danger in Vietnam. "What I heard really worried me," Kim says. "If you had worked for Americans and had racially mixed children, they said those kids would be gathered up, they would be soaked in gasoline and burnt." The parting was devastating to both mother and child, who would know nothing about each other for 22 years. Now, as if by a miracle, they are reunited in Danang. But what seems like the cue for a happy ending is anything but. Heidi and her Vietnamese relatives find themselves caught in a confusing clash of cultures and at the mercy of conflicting emotions that will change their lives forever. Through intimate and sometimes excruciating moments, Daughter from Danang profoundly shows how wide the chasms of cultural difference and how deep the wounds of war can run — even within one family. At its core, filmmakers Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco have created a thought-provoking film about identity, family and culture: What shapes our sense of self? What defines our concept of family? And how do cultural expectations influence our choices? Since the film takes places against the backdrop of the Vietnam War it reveals how the trauma inflicted by that conflict continues to haunt and harm those who survived it.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, Interfaze Educational Productions
Author / Creator
Vicente Franco, fl. 1990, Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Reunions, Children's absence, Family separation, Adopted children, Cultural identity, Absentee mothers, Americans, Vietnamese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Interfaze Educational Productions, Inc.
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Delhi at Eleven
directed by Shikha Kumar Dalsus, 2001-, Aniket Kumar Kashyap, 2001-, Anshu Singh, 2001- and Ravi Shivhare, 2001-; produced by David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2013), 1 hour 22 mins
This stunningly original and thought-provoking documentary presents the work of four young filmmakers living in New Delhi, India. Their films offer a unique and intimate perspective on Indian family and working life. From March to May 2012 the four — two boys and two girls — took part in a video workshop at th...
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directed by Shikha Kumar Dalsus, 2001-, Aniket Kumar Kashyap, 2001-, Anshu Singh, 2001- and Ravi Shivhare, 2001-; produced by David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2013), 1 hour 22 mins
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This stunningly original and thought-provoking documentary presents the work of four young filmmakers living in New Delhi, India. Their films offer a unique and intimate perspective on Indian family and working life. From March to May 2012 the four — two boys and two girls — took part in a video workshop at the CIE Experimental Basic School, a government primary school. Each of the filmmakers was eleven years old and a resident of north Delhi...
This stunningly original and thought-provoking documentary presents the work of four young filmmakers living in New Delhi, India. Their films offer a unique and intimate perspective on Indian family and working life. From March to May 2012 the four — two boys and two girls — took part in a video workshop at the CIE Experimental Basic School, a government primary school. Each of the filmmakers was eleven years old and a resident of north Delhi at the time of filming, and none had made a film before. The workshop was coordinated by renowned ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall as part of the 'Childhood and Modernity' Project, with the support of the Australian National University and the Australian Research Council. The four films are as follows: My Lovely General Store by Ravi Shivhare (14:20) In this film Ravi explores the day-to-day workings of a small general store near where he lives, where his uncle has a part-time job. The store stocks a wide range of items and caters largely to local customers. Ravi was interested in researching everything about the store with his camera — what the owners were like, the relations between them and the customers, what sort of customers came to the store, what sorts of things were bought, how the store maintained its stock, how they made deliveries, and how they handled the money involved. The film focuses in part on a young delivery boy not much older than Ravi. The result is an up-close and highly personal portrait of the store, from dawn to dusk. And if you look carefully, half-way through the film you will see Ravi serving customers, shot from a camera that he has mounted on a tripod to film himself. Why Not a Girl? by Anshu Singh (15:46) In this film Anshu documents the oppression that many girls experience in their family life and the favoritism that is shown to boys. The result is a powerful indictment of gender relations in Indian society, in which girls shoulder much of the daily work in the home while boys are free to play and do as they wish. These conditions lead to depression, poor health, and poor educational opportunities for girls, affecting their long-term chances in life. At the end of the film, Anshu is found alone on the roof of her house, speaking with great intimacy to her camera about the injustice she has uncovered. My Funny Film by Aniket Kumar Kashyap (15:48) Aniket’s film is a high-spirited, kaleidoscopic study of his friends and family, exploring the many diverse aspects of their lives, from play to work, cooking, love, and music. The film contains song-and-dance routines, based on Bollywood movies, as well as fights, meals, piecework done in the home, and the impact of television and cell phones on daily life. The film provides a vivid portrait of Aniket’s immediate surroundings, and more detail about the domestic life of ordinary Indians than most films made by adults. The film includes the arrival of a new member of the family, much to Aniket’s fascination. It closes with a meditative scene of Aniket singing to himself some of the latest popular songs he has learned. Children at Home by Shikha Kumar Dalsus (28:44) Shikha’s original intention was to make a film examining what children do when adults are not present, but this evolved into a much wider study of children’s lives at home, focusing on her younger brother and a girl a little older than herself. The film offers an inside view of the daily rituals, work, study, and play of children in an extended family, their relations with adults, and the physical spaces in which they live. Like the other films in this series, this is a child’s acute view of the world, with a special perspective on the lives of other children. Poignant, profound, and powerful, there is really no other documentary quite like Delhi at Eleven. It will inspire a wealth of thought and discussion in a wide array of courses in Asian and Indian studies, cultural anthropology, ethnographic film, and many other disciplines. It was produced by David MacDougall.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films
Author / Creator
Shikha Kumar Dalsus, 2001-, Aniket Kumar Kashyap, 2001-, Anshu Singh, 2001-, Ravi Shivhare, 2001-, David MacDougall, 1939-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Gender, Perceptions and senses, Children, Daily life, Family, Grocery stores, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Berkeley Media
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Deserted Children
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 2 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of an unlined note card, titled "Deserted Children," contain information about a folk tale as related in "No-Tongue, a Mandan Tale,"
George F. Will, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 26, pp. 331-337. In this story, children are abandoned by the fathe...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 2 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of an unlined note card, titled "Deserted Children," contain information about a folk tale as related in "No-Tongue, a Mandan Tale,"
George F. Will, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 26, pp. 331-337. In this story, children are abandoned by the father and their village. They, along with a dog that rescues them, survive on provisions in an old woman's house.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Abandoned children, Mandan
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Disappearing World, Orphans of Passage: The Uduk
directed by Bruce MacDonald, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1993), 58 mins
Granada Television’s major documentary series looks at various aspects of societies from around the world.
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directed by Bruce MacDonald, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1993), 58 mins
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Granada Television’s major documentary series looks at various aspects of societies from around the world.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wendy James, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Bruce MacDonald, Wendy James, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
Disappearing World
Topic / Theme
Uduk, Orphans, Christianity, Tribal and national groups, Refugees, War
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Copyright © 1993 by Disappearing World Films. Contact Royal Anthropological Institute
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Discipline
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 4 page(s)
Typewritten note titled 'Discipline' records Margaret Mead's observation that Manus children 'expressed amazement' that she put her hand over the mouth of a child to silence her. Also includes handwritten notations (dated March 10 [1929]).
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 4 page(s)
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Typewritten note titled 'Discipline' records Margaret Mead's observation that Manus children 'expressed amazement' that she put her hand over the mouth of a child to silence her. Also includes handwritten notations (dated March 10 [1929]).
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Children, Manus
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Egypt, El Sebou' : Egyptian Birth Ritual
written by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; directed by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; produced by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-, in Egypt (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 27 mins
In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the r...
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written by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; directed by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; produced by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-, in Egypt (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 27 mins
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In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the ritual clay pot. The ceremony celebrates the newborn's crossing a threshold from a neutral gender and status into a world of gender diff...
In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the ritual clay pot. The ceremony celebrates the newborn's crossing a threshold from a neutral gender and status into a world of gender differentiation and family hierarchy. In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning "the seventh", happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the ritual clay pot. The ceremony celebrates the newborn's crossing a threshold from a neutral gender and status into a world of gender differentiation and family hierarchy. This particular sebou' is celebrated for twins, a boy and a girl, in a rising middle class Muslim family in urban Egypt. Anthropologist Fadwa El Guindi portrays the sebou' ritual as a rite of passage with the universal three phases of transition (separation, liminality, incorporation) and as the key ceremony in an individual's life cycle until marriage. Focusing on – and showing the proveniences of – the variety of objects and materials, the film’s perspective highlights the central role of the female ritual leader and provides a kinesthetic spatial sense of the ceremony. The editing combines both an analytic and an emic approach, allowing the participants to speak for themselves without losing a broader anthropological perspective.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-
Author / Creator
Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Egypt
Topic / Theme
Egyptian, Arab, Children, Cultural change and history, Rural population, Islam, Childbirth, Women, Ethnography, Egyptians, Arabs
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Eleven in Delwara
directed by Mumta Prajapet, 2003-, Shaied Mohammed, 2003-, Puja Prajapet, 2003-, Monish Prajapet, 2003-, Mayank Ved, 2003-, Kundan Talwar, 2003-, Kiran Khartik, 2003- and Khalid Hussein, 2003-; produced by David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2014), 51 mins
This film presents the work of eight young filmmakers, all about eleven years old, in the village of Delwara in southern Rajasthan, India. The five boys and three girls took part in a video workshop at their local government primary school. The three films they made consist of one made jointly by all the children...
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directed by Mumta Prajapet, 2003-, Shaied Mohammed, 2003-, Puja Prajapet, 2003-, Monish Prajapet, 2003-, Mayank Ved, 2003-, Kundan Talwar, 2003-, Kiran Khartik, 2003- and Khalid Hussein, 2003-; produced by David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2014), 51 mins
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This film presents the work of eight young filmmakers, all about eleven years old, in the village of Delwara in southern Rajasthan, India. The five boys and three girls took part in a video workshop at their local government primary school. The three films they made consist of one made jointly by all the children in the group, exploring the life of their village, and two films made by individual children. The first of these is about the family of...
This film presents the work of eight young filmmakers, all about eleven years old, in the village of Delwara in southern Rajasthan, India. The five boys and three girls took part in a video workshop at their local government primary school. The three films they made consist of one made jointly by all the children in the group, exploring the life of their village, and two films made by individual children. The first of these is about the family of a girl, Kiran, who herd goats as part of their livelihood. The film focuses closely on Kiran’s relationship with her grandparents. The second individual film is by Mayank, a boy whose father is one of the barbers in the village. It provides an affectionate portrait of his father as well as giving insights into the day-to-day home life of his family. The workshop was coordinated by renowned ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall as part of the 'Childhood and Modernity' Project, supported by The Australian National University and the Australian Research Council. The Delwara workshop was made possible by the assistance and cooperation of the Delwara Upper Primary School and Seva Mandir, a non-government organization providing assistance to communities throughout southern Rajasthan. The films are in Mewari, with English subtitles. The three films are as follows: Our Delwara (19 min.) This film, made collectively by all eight village schoolchildren, presents a wide-ranging view of village activities, from the children’s various viewpoints. Most of the activities are domestic — clothes washing, food preparation, cooking, tending animals — but there are also glimpses of the kinds of economic work that occur in village homes, such as embroidery and pottery-making. There are also more public economic activities such as scenes in a barber shop and a shoe-repair business. An interest in childhood activities is evident, including games and school homework, but the forces of modernity that are changing village life are also represented: new building construction and the vaccination of babies by public health workers. The film ends with signs of the religious diversity of the village. With admirable economy, this film presents an intimate view of the realities of Indian village life today. Our Life with Goats by Kiran Khartik (12 min.) Kiran begins with scenes inside her own house, but she soon moves outdoors to focus on the goats, who are an important part of her family’s livelihood. Her grandfather and grandmother have a major role in taking care of the goats, and one can see in the way she films them that she has a close relationship with them both. In a key scene she films a conversation with her grandmother who, although wary of modern technology, is nevertheless curious about Kiran’s filmmaking activities. The film is notable for a scene in which Kiran’s grandfather drives their small herd of goats through the village, down narrow lanes, past a group of card players, and into their enclosure. The film is made with affection, understanding, and moments of quiet humor — a view of village life as only a young girl could see it. Mayank’s Family by Mayank Ved (18 min.) This intimate and engaging film began as a portrait of Mayank’s father, a village barber, but soon expanded to include the rest of his family and wider scenes of village life. His father’s day begins in the early morning as he eats breakfast, dresses, and performs puja to a Hindu god at the family altar. He opens his barber shop beside a busy market and a highway that links the village of Delwara with the other villages and towns of Rajasthan. As the day progresses, he chats with clients and gives haircuts, shaves, and head massages. Meanwhile at home Mayank’s mother and other relatives carry on the work of the household. The film contains remarkably informal and playful scenes of family life, usually involving Mayank’s younger brother. The film ends with his brother at the barber shop, having his hair cut by his father. Mayank has succeeded in giving a well-rounded view of what daily existence is like for an Indian family who have limited resources but who live a life of dignity, cooperation, and happiness.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films
Author / Creator
Mumta Prajapet, 2003-, Shaied Mohammed, 2003-, Puja Prajapet, 2003-, Monish Prajapet, 2003-, Mayank Ved, 2003-, Kundan Talwar, 2003-, Kiran Khartik, 2003-, Khalid Hussein, 2003-, David MacDougall, 1939-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Daily life, Perceptions and senses, Children, Cultural life, Family relationships, Indians (Asian)
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