Student Resources

Video Links Chapter 7

Introductory Lectures on Economic Anthropology: 1

38:11

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

“The first of four introductory lectures to first year students at Cambridge by Professor Alan Macfarlane in 2006.” A little sophisticated and in-depth for introductory students.

First Film

10:05

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

Preview of a film by Documentary Educational Resources: “‘First Film’ was edited and narrated by Lorna Marshall and is comprised of footage shot in 1951 on the second Marshall family expedition to the Kalahari Desert. It is intimate in style, very carefully filmed, with a wealth of practical information about the material culture and structure of Ju/’hoan (!Kung Bushmen) hunter-gatherer society. The film allows viewers to see some of John Marshall’s earliest film footage and provides an interesting comparison with the more sophisticated shooting found in his later work.”

Chenchus: Children of the Forest

22:11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6IZzWSMJTU

“The Chenchus are one of the last remaining tribes in India. They live a hand-to-mouth existence in the forest but attempts to integrate them in society have failed. For centuries, the Chenchus have survived as hunter-gathers. They have no food preservation techniques and no interest in material wealth. But the Chenchus’ traditional forest homeland has recently been declared a tiger sanctuary. Attempts to turn the Chenchus into farmers failed. They refuse to leave their forest and are struggling to adapt to new lifestyles.”

Hunting-Gathering/Stateless Societies of Africa”

4:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqNgB2Fg1rY

A short film, probably a student project, that discusses an African foraging society.

The Nuer

12:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0VBnrIkAtA

Preview of a film by Documentary Educational Resources: “The Nuer call themselves Naath. Only their immediate neighbors, the Dinka, Shilluk and Arabs, call them Nuer. Most foreigners, which includes those with whom the Nuer neither fought nor traded, are called Bar which means ‘almost entirely cattleless,’ Those foreigners who live even more remotely and include Europeans are called Jur which means ‘entirely cattleless,’ a most unthinkable state indeed.”

Rabari Nomads

8:34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgg9KotKfg

Pastoralism: “North Indian nomads, with their sheep and camels on their annual wandering in search of grazing.”

Horticultural Societies

3:09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwg56IbWpY&feature=related

“Brief description of horticultural societies.”

Chapter Six: Dani Sweet Potatoes

3:25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=363faH8MDEQ&feature=related

“Film clip from ‘Dani Sweet Potatoes’ by Karl Heider, about horticulture in Dani (Papu New Guinea) society.

The Samanthas (1)

http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/hosted/samantha

The first part of a multi-part, unnarrated series on the horticultural Samanthas of India—“The Samanthas or the Khonds of Visakhapatnam agency of Andhra Pradesh, India are one of the few surviving ‘primitive tribal groups.’ They speak the language called ‘Kuvi.’ Slash and burn cultivation is the major source of livelihood for the Samanthas.”

Baira: The Floating Gardens

3:59

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWGRX_cH3oM

A short video about a particular form of intensive agriculture, used to adapt to the dampness and flooding of Bangladesh.

Sumer, the Original Civilization

2:49

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

A project about the roots of civilization in intensive agriculture.

Stories from the Stone Age

10:13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7bqi70B3tE

A 15-part series on the origins and cultural consequences of farming—“By the end of the last Ice Age our hunter-gatherer ancestors had survived the cold for 25,000 years, but were now about to change the world. Their Stone Age revolution made our civilization possible & set humanity on the long journey to the modern world.”

Potlatch 1

1:28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_gYjQw9Bf4&feature=related

“This video shows scenes of Kwakiutl potlatch.” Film continues in “Potlatch 2”— http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpXNS-ZnKoQ&NR=1

How Americans Eat: An Ethnographic Segment

5:28

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

An ethnographic film produced by pacific ethnography and shot by Bruno Moynié for Wendy's International. This edit was shown at the Sorbonne in January of 2007 at the international conference on anthropology and consumption.

Anthropology of Food

http://www.youtube.com/user/anthrofoodista#p/u

A set of 21 short videos on food and culture, covering such issues as obesity, health and fitness, the effects of beef farming, McDonald’s impact on China, and cocoa production in Ghana

Advertising and the End of the World

9:52

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LstnduT3zrk

“Two clips from ‘Advertising and The End of The World,’ Part 1 - Professor Sut Jhally, of the Media Educaton Foundation and author of ‘Codes of Advertising’ and producer and narrator in ‘Dreamworlds 3.’”