The Docuseek Anthropology Collection
The Anthropology Collection from Docuseek features a stellar collection of films that cover the entire spectrum of the field of anthropology. Over 400 hundred films cover the richness of the anthropology discipline by presenting stories from every continent, with content in every major sub-discipline, including historical anthropology, visual anthropology, cultural anthropology, economic anthropology, forensic anthropology, and physical anthropology.
The Docuseek Anthropology Collection collection includes the following titles:
Wang Bing's epic profile of Chinese garment workers.
A voyage deep into the Amazon to explore the implications of Brazil's policy on uncontacted indigenous tribes.
Returning to Todos Santos after 30 years, a look at the profound economic and social changes that have transformed this Guatemalan Mayan village.
The life and work of legendary director Robert Flaherty ('Nanook of the North'), the 'father of documentary.'
Almost 70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.
Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not.
Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way.
In Papua New Guinea, local tribes are caught in a cycle of poverty due to oil companies looking for new fields and tourists in search of exoticism.
Two theater companies, one American, one Vietnamese, collaborate to produce A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hanoi.
Explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.
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