Student Resources

Video Links Chapter 6

Race in the 21st Century: Ethnographic Approaches

6:17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGUxy3l7oRM

“In ‘Race in the 21st Century: Ethnographic Approaches ,’ John Hartigan of the University of Texas takes an anthropological look at questions such as these by introducing students to the study of race through qualitative approaches. In the first text to take an explicitly ethnographic approach, Hartigan summarizes and explains the current state of social science knowledge on race in the United States.”

Race: A Human Dialogue

3:13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReElUF_k34k

“How is our understanding of race shaped by the words we use? Is race limited to our geography and histories? Speaking on behalf of this pressing issue at last year's AAA Annual Conference, three anthropologists make the claim that race is starting to be looked at more as a lived experience, rather than a cultural dogma.”

Famous Landmark Documentary on Racism in a United States Neighborhood

32:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp22YlJlfHo&feature=related

“The Black middle-class Myers family moves into all-white Levittown, PA in August, 1957, and are snubbed and mistreated, in this powerful landmark documentary showcasing racism in the United States. This movie is part of the collection and courtesy of the Academic Film Archive of North America from www.archive.org; Producer: Lee Bobker/Lester Becker.”

Race Biology in Sweden

4:58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3juX8ASLns0

“The history and background of race biology and hygiene in Sweden.”

Soviet Race Biology, Part 1

9:42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8dWn3ip-YY&feature=related

“History of Race Hygiene and Eugenics in the USSR, Part 1 of 2.”    

Ethnicity and Identity, Part 1

8:12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUbEznINbPY

“As the world becomes smaller and more interconnected, old ways of thinking become less and less suitable. New ways of understanding things must be introduced to adapt to new phenomena; this documentary attempts to do just that. For most people, ethnicity and identity are seen as one thing. However, I theorize that in the future these two concepts will grow further apart and at the same time become vague. This piece serves as a window into the future as well as into my own personal thoughts.”

Cosmic Race, Rainbow People, and Other Myths

10:01

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-vuh7BsV1o

First part of a lecture on “Race and Racial Identity in the Latina/o Community”

Race and Racism in Latin American: Brazil

2:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBNUOsrIiAs

“Brazil is considered one of the most diverse countries in the world. But it too suffers from widespread racial discrimination with black Brazilians often finding themselves at the bottom of the social ladder.”

War and Peace”—56 minute documentary

10:09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScT41hmpzYA

10 minute clip from full-length film: “A unique social documentary which recounts the history of the ANC from 1912 until the present day and the experience of South Africans during Apartheid. Includes rare archive footage of keynote demonstrations and riots comments from Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada after their historic release from Robben Island.”

South Africa: The New Apartheid

8:02

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlrTtc50PR0

First part of a series: “The series began in South Africa where a huge rise in illegal immigration from Zimbabwe and other African states is behind an increase in racism and xenophobic violence. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy journeys from the Zimbabwean border to one of Johannesburg's most dangerous quarters to investigate.”

Japan: The Despised Ainu People

12:52

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjBYtYAOsJc

“October 1994—An insightful report on racial discrimination in Japan. A small boy denies his Ainu ancestry for fear of being bullied in a society where conformity is valued above all else. The Ainu people of the northern island of Hokkaido are despised by the rest of Japan. Different in appearance and language they have suffered more than a century of discrimination.”