Library: ANTH 2202: Peoples and Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Find Films

Selected films available at Columbus State

Womanhood and Circumcision : Three Maasai Women Have Their Say by Barbara G. Hoffman, producer
Call Number: DVD 392.1 W8721
Publication Date: 2002
This documentary explores the cultural context of female genital-cutting practices among the Maasai.
Berkeley Media, LLC, Berkeley, CA
Sex & Marriage by John Bishop, Producer and Director
Call Number: DVD 392.5 S5182
Publication Date: 2008
Insight Media, New York, NY
This program shows the diverse nature of weddings from one culture to another emphasizing that weddings are rites of passage, full of ritual and symbols that convey and emphasize the values of that society.
The Nature of Culture by Ira R. Abrams, Producer
Call Number: Video 306 N285
Publication Date: 1983
Coast Community College in cooperation with Holt, Rinehart and Winston
The definition of culture is explored through contrasting traditional societies with modern societies.
Body Language: Cultural Differences by Joel Asher, Producer/Director
Call Number: DVD 302.222 B66881
Publication Date: 2007
In this program, diversity specialist and folklorist Norine Dresser outlines differences in behaviors among non-U.S. cultures and introduces multicultural manners.

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The Architecture of Mud - The Hadhramaut region, in the south of Yemen , is well-known for its unique mudbrick architecture.

The Girl's Celebration - Nambiquara Indians, near Bolivia

The Magic Men of Vanuatu - In the Vanuatu Islands (Melanesia), some communities live in harmony with Nature and question magicians to calm down the spirits.