UMD/LIBRARY AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION ANTHROPOLOGY/CRIME & JUSTICE STUDIES/ SOCIOLOGY Organization: 1- Africa/ Sub-Saharan/ African history/ Peoples and Cultures/Gender 2-Native North Americans/ Native American Identity/ Politics/ Disputes 3--Asia/Asian Histories/Pacific/Indic/Eastern Religions/ Peoples & Cultures 4-Latin American/The Caribbean/Political/Peoples & Cultures/History 5-Middle East/Islam/Peoples and Cultures/History/Religions 6-Portugal/Lusophone areas/migrations/language/Cape Verde/people and cultures 7-Indigenous People/ Aboriginal/ Indigenous Rights 8-Migration/ Diaspora/ Southern New England/ Border/Human Traffic 9- Law & Judicial Systems/ Courts/ Crime/Disputes/Civil Rights/Justice 10-Health/Medical anthropology/ Healing/Health Disparities/ Health and Justice 11-Hunger/ Malnutrition/Food security/Nutrition/Diet/ Diet and gender 12-Stratification/ Consumption/ Globalization/Capitalism/ Labor 13-Representation/Mass Media/ Visual Culture/Performance/Imaging/Othering 14-Culture & Society/ Cultural Diversity/Theoretical/General theory 15-Race/Racism/ Race Relations/Slavery/Racial Categorization 16-Sexualities/Sexual Choices/Gender relations/Masculinities/ Femininities 17- Women/Women in the Workplace/Gender Inequality/Feminism/Sexism 18-Becoming Human/Human Evolution/ language & Evolution/Archaeology 19-Subsistance Systems/ Nomads/Peasants/Horticulture/Reciprocity 20-Kinship/Marriage/Motherhood/Lineage Systems/Cross-Cultural 21-European/Western Histories/Western Philosophy/Judeo-Christian 22-United States/ Nation/ Politics/ History/Politics/Cultures UMassD/LIBRARY AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION 1 ANTHROPOLOGY/CRIME & JUSTICE STUDIES/ SOCIOLOGY October, 2006 1- Africa/ Saharan/Sub-Saharan/ African history/ Peoples and Cultures/Gender (back to index) 1-Mama Benz(1992). New York, N.Y.: Filmakers Library. The colorful markets of Africa are often dominated by older women who control price and determine who can buy their goods. These women rule the market and are treated with deference. Thanks to their business acumen, they have amassed a great deal of wealth. They are affectionately referred to as Mama Benz. Because each one has as her trademark a chauffeured Mercedes Benz. This film focuses on one woman who presides over the cloth market in Lome, Togo. She is a lavishly dressed matron with a fully- staffed mansion who proudly travels the rutted dirt roads in her limousine. Everyday she takes her accustomed place in the stall, surrounded by gloriously colored textiles, and haggles with her customers. The other market women look up to her. Perhaps one day they too will attain her success and become a Mama Benz. 2- Austin, K. L., Torrice, A., Amnesty International USA, Institute for Policy Studies. Africa Project, & Video Project. (1997). Forsaken Cries. San Francisco, CA: Video Project. The video incorporates historical footage of the colonial period, interviews with survivors and analyses of key issues including: international law; history of the Great Lakes region; failure of the international community, US policy and NGOs; the refugee crisis; women's human rights violations; and the war crimes tribunal. 3- Barker, G., Powell, J., Silverbridge Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, & PBS Home Video. (2004). Ghosts of Rwanda (Widescreen version ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Distributed by PBS Home Video. 4-Chronicles the Rwandan genocide of 1993, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Includes interviews with key government officials, diplomats, and eyewitnesses accounts. 5- Bernstein, H., ICA Video, & Institute of Contemporary Arts. (1984). Ellen Kuzwayo with Hilda Bernstein. London: ICA Video. Ellen Kuzwayo uses her autobiography "Call me woman" as a starting point in this video to talk about her life in South Africa today. 6- Boulware, D., Carrier, T., Baker, A., & South Carolina Educational Television Network. (1991). Family Across the Sea. San Francisco, Calif.: California Newsreel. A delegation of Gullah people travels from the United States to Sierra Leone to trace the roots of their heritage. UMassD/LIBRARY AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION 2 ANTHROPOLOGY/CRIME & JUSTICE STUDIES/ SOCIOLOGY October, 2006 7- Davidson, B., Csáky, M., Percival, J., Mitchell Beazley Television, RM Arts, & Channel Four et al. (1984). Caravans of Gold ; the King and the City. Chicago: Home Vision distributor. Gives a history of Africa from many locations showing life as it is today plus archive film and dramatized reconstructions. Traces the medieval gold trade from Africa to India, China and Italy. Then, to explore the ways in which African kingdoms functioned, Davidson visits Kano in Nigeria, where a king still holds court in his 15th century palace, and ancient rituals continue to command the respect of the people. 8-Davidson, B., Harries, A., Percival, J., Mitchell Beazley Television, RM Arts, & Channel Four et al. (1984). The Rise of Nationalism ; the Legacy. Chicago, Ill.: Home Vision. Program 7 follows the course of the major independence struggles beginning with the situation in the Gold Coast and concluding with the fight for majority rule in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Program 8 explores the problems and successes of the African states in the aftermath of colonial rule. 9-Davidson, B., Mitchell Beazley Television, RM Arts, Channel Four, Nigerian Television Authority, & Home Vision Select. (1997). Africa. Chicago, IL: Home Vision Select. Episode 1 discusses the ravages of slavery for over four centuries on the African continent in comparison to some of the world's greatest civilizations, such as the Pharoahs of Egypt. Episode 2 looks at how three different communities cope in varied and hostile environments, from the cattle-herders in Kenya to the more prosperous farmers in Sukur and Mali. 10-Davidson, B., Ralling, C., Percival, J., Mitchell Beazley Television, RM Arts, & Channel Four et al. (1984). Different but Equal ; Mastering a Continent. Chicago: Home Vision distributor. Gives a history of Africa from many locations showing life as it is today plus archive film and dramatized reconstructions. Discusses early civilizations that arose in Africa. Then looks at three different communities to examine ways African peoples have adapted to often hostile environments. 11- Dinesen, I., Dinesen, I., Thurman, J., Trzebinski, E., Redford, R., & Streep, M. et al. (1992). Out of Africa. Universal City, Calif.: MCA Universal Home Video. The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter. UMassD/LIBRARY AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION 3 ANTHROPOLOGY/CRIME & JUSTICE STUDIES/ SOCIOLOGY October, 2006 12- Drewal, M. T., & Drewal, H. J. (1992). Yoruba Ritual. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 13- Eyre, R., Montagnon, P., British Broadcasting Corporation, Ambrose Video Publishing, & Time-Life Video. (1989). The Long Search. New York: Time Life Video : Ambrose Video distributor. Visits the Zulu Independent Churches of South Africa to explore the Black African response to Christianity. Traces the history of religious beliefs in Africa from the arrival of the first Christian missionaries to the current rediscovery of the African religious identity. 14-Eyre, R., Montagnon, P., British Broadcasting Corporation, Time-Life Video, & Ambrose Video Publishing. (1989). The Long Search. New York: Time Life Video : Ambrose Video distributor. Eyre reveals his motivations for embarking on an investigation of several of the world's religions. 15- Filmakers Library, i., & Belkin, T. (1991). The Potters of Buur Heybe, Somalia. New York, N.Y.: Filmakers Library. In a small village in southern Somalia, only the men make the pottery, skillfully coordinating their hands and feet. But, like their ancestors, the women mine the clay. This program reveals the entire process of turning rough soil into beautifully decorated pottery, and describes the role of pottery in the economy of the village. 16- Folly, A., Amanou production, & California Newsreel. (1994). Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts. San Francisco: California Newsreel. Surveys social conditions faced by women in Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin, including circumcision, forced marriage, AIDS, and economic repression. Examines grass-roots efforts toward education and improvement as Africa opens to democracy. 17- Freeman, L., & L & S Video Enterprises. (1998). African Art, Women, History. Chappaqua, NY: L & S Video. In Africa, as elsewhere, memory sustains the identity of a people. This documentary is about Luba art and the relationship between women, art and history. 18-Gleason, J. I., Mereghetti, E., Kamel Film, & Filmakers Library, i. (1990). Becoming a Woman in Okrika. New York, N.Y.: Filmakers Library. Five females, fifteen to seventeen years old, undergo a traditional rite of passage that used to be a necessary prelude to marriage in Okrika. This sequence of events takes place UMassD/LIBRARY AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION 4 ANTHROPOLOGY/CRIME & JUSTICE STUDIES/ SOCIOLOGY October, 2006 in the village of Ogbogbo, which is part of the Okrika community of Ijo-speaking people who populate the Niger Delta in Rivers State, Nigeria. 19-Gordimer, N., Simon, B., & Perspective Films. (1980). Six Feet of the Country. Northbrook, IL: Coronet Films & Video distributor. A white South African couple find the turmoil of apartheid reflected in their marriage when a dead Black man is discovered on their farm. 20-Herzog,