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7
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16
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24
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4
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2
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1
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5
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1
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3
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5
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1
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2
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2
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4
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
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3
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1
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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3
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1
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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16
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20
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1
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1
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4
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3
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1
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1
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5
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Agriculture / Farming
9
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1
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8
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11
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1
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
5
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1
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5
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14
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1
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2
Children / Young people
21
Children/ Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
21
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
10
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6
Death
9
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6
Digital media
1
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2
Education / Knowledge Transmission
9
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4
Elderly People
1
Elderly people
3
Environment
5
Essay film
1
Ethnofiction
3
Everyday Life
13
Family / Kinship
10
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1
Festivals / Carnival
42
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
3
Folklore
38
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6
Gender Role and Identity
22
Gender Role and identity
1
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10
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1
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1
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3
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2
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7
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4
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8
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2
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18
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6
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6
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2
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3
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3
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2
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7
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8
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4
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7
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7
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2
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13
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17
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1
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1
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4
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8
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5
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8
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10
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23
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1
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1
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4
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15
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15
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1
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8
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2
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13
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6
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2
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2
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9
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5
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Directors
Ahmed, Akbar
1
Akin, Dorcas
1
Arcé, Adrian
1
Arias Ortiz, Carolina
1
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Asch, Patsy
3
Asch, Timothy
4
Atieno, Lavine
1
Awino, Effie
1
Ayisi, Florence
1
Baily, John
3
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Beier, Ulli
1
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1
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1
Bernstein, Anya
1
Bhattachary, Nilanjan
1
Blake, John
1
Bloching, Max
1
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
1
Brandão, Joana
1
Bringa, Tone
1
Bringas, Sylvie
1
Bruun, Dan
1
Cai, Hua
1
Campbell, Karlia
1
Choi, Hyewon
1
Clay, Charlie
1
Colucci, Erminia
2
Connor, Linda
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Coppens, Sharis
1
Corral Paredes, Carolina
1
Croall, Heather
1
Danusiri, Aryo
1
Davies, Sera
1
De Groof, Matthias
1
Defersha, Eyob
1
Deger, Jennifer
2
Diaz, Juan Diego
1
Diengdoh, Wanphrang
1
Djingadjingawuy, Kayleen
1
Drion, Georges
1
Dukmak, Abd Alrahman
1
Dunne, Bryony
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Eagle, Rob
1
Engels, Claudia
1
Esteva, Jordi
1
F. Quigua, Claudia
1
Fedda, Yasmin
1
Finnestad, Mari
1
Forge, Anthony
1
Fox, J.
1
Fox, James J.
1
Francois, Alexandre
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
2
Gabrehiwot, Mitiku
1
Ganambarr, James
1
Gao, Ang
1
Gazidis, Dorothea
1
Grasseni, Cristina
1
Griggs, David
1
Grimshaw, Anna
12
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Gurrumuruwuy, Paul
1
Guruŋulmiwuy, Enid
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Haddis, Tesfahun
1
Haensch, Valerie
1
Hanson, Kieran
1
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1
Hartford, Hugh
1
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1
Hawkins, Russel
1
Henley, Paul
3
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1
Heusch, Luc de
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Hogel, Jakob
1
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1
Husmann, Rolf
2
Jayasankar, KP
1
Jerstad, Jon
1
Johnson, Dul
1
Johnston, Graham
1
Johnston, Ned
1
Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Kawase, Itsushi
1
Kezich, Giovanni
1
Kildea, Gary
1
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1
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1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Lappalainen, Heimo
2
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1
Leach, Jerry
1
Lehto, Veera
1
Leizaola, Ricardo
1
Lepcha, Dawa
1
Lepcha, Dawa T
1
Levaulx-Vrecourt, Henriette
1
Loizos, Peter
1
Longinotto, Kim
4
Lopes, André
1
Lowe, Sebastian
1
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1
Lutz, Peter
1
Lydall, Jean
1
MacDonald, Caro
1
MacDougall, David
15
MacDougall, Judith
7
Mafundikwa, Karen Marks
1
Magnússon, Jón Bjarki
1
Mai, Nick
1
Mansu, Marcia
1
Marin, Nadja
1
McKenzie, Kim
1
Mekonen, Solomon
1
Meliqo’ziev, Iqbol
1
Meriwether, Maria
1
Milling, Julie
1
Mollona, Massimiliano
1
Monahan, Trent
1
Monteiro, Anjali
1
Moore, Allen
1
Moser, Brian
1
Mukhopadhayay, Kanchan
1
Musleh, Hanna
1
Navarro Smith, Alejandra
1
Ndinya, June
1
Newman, David
1
Nicolau, João
1
Nitzky, William
1
Njoki, Ruth
1
Okojie, Paul
1
Otto, Ton
1
Owen, Chris
1
Owles, Edward
1
Palmer, Lisa
1
Papenbrook, Jana
1
Paterek, Austin
1
Pereira, Nilton
1
Pollack, Claire
1
Pratt, Helen
1
Prince, Raymond
1
Prothero, Sarah
1
Rasmussen, Ulla Boje
1
Ross, Nina
1
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
3
Roy, Rahul
1
Sandall, Roger
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Savage, Rebecca
1
Schillaci, Rosella
1
Schillaci, Rossella
1
Schiltz, Anne
1
Schlenker, Juana
1
Schäuble, Michaela
1
Seaman, Gary
3
Shalygin, Cliff Orloff and Olga
1
Shuffield, Robin
1
Singer, André
4
Sjøberg, Johannes
1
Song, Zhifang
3
Sorensen, Richard
1
Sowa, Remigiusz
1
Speed, Frank
3
Sperschneider, Werner
1
Stefani, Fotini
1
Sterre Schmitz, Julia
1
Strecker, Ivo
1
Strecker, Kaira
1
Suhr, Christian
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Tanlaka, Kilian Lamtur
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Thomas Allen, Christopher
1
Torresan, Angela
1
Torson, Jennifer
1
Trentini, Michele
38
Tsai, Futuru C.L.
1
Vinken, Polly
1
Visser, Mara Lin
1
Vybiral, James
1
Webster, Rachel
1
Werbner, Richard
3
Werner, Louis
1
Williams, Stacey
1
Wittersheim, Eric
1
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Xu, Beina
1
Yezbick, Julia
1
Youngstein, Theo
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
de Bromhead, Toni
5
not set
1
van de Port, Mattijs
1
Östör, Ákos
2
𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿, Ana
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
4
Carnival King of Europe
38
Caught in a Web
3
Decolonising Shorts
4
Disappearing World Series
2
Doon School Project
2
George’s Place
2
George’s Place: A seven part film series
5
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
44
Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Staff Film
2
Guardians of Productive Landscapes
5
Mr Coperthwaite: a life in the Maine Woods
4
National Film and Television School
2
Pleasure Shorts
3
Shorts Collection 1
1
Shorts Collection 2
11
Shorts collection 2
5
Song Family Village
3
Strangers Abroad
3
Sudan Trilogy
1
Taiga Nomads
2
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
Turkana Conversations
1
Western Outposts – Faroese Cinematic Narratives
1
not set
93
Country of production
Australia
26
Belgium
3
Brazil
2
Canada
1
China
5
Colombia
1
Costa Rica
1
Côte d’Ivoire
1
Denmark
3
Egypt
1
Ethiopia
4
Finland
2
France
4
Germany
12
Ghana
1
Greece
1
Iceland
1
India
8
Indonesia
2
Italy
40
Jamaica
1
Japan
4
Kenya
1
Mexico
1
Netherlands
4
Nigeria
3
Norway
1
Pakistan
1
Singapore
1
South Korea
1
Spain
1
Sweden
1
Switzerland
1
Taiwan
1
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
87
United States
34
Uzbekistan
1
not set
3
Year of production
not set
1
1963
1
1964
1
1969
1
1972
1
1973
2
1974
1
1975
1
1976
1
1978
2
1979
1
1980
2
1981
2
1982
1
1983
2
1984
3
1985
5
1986
6
1987
2
1988
3
1989
3
1991
3
1992
3
1993
2
1994
2
1995
3
1996
3
1997
1
1998
3
1999
4
2000
2
2001
8
2002
4
2003
3
2004
5
2005
5
2006
3
2007
3
2008
12
2009
12
2010
8
2011
9
2012
6
2013
9
2014
11
2015
9
2016
10
2017
11
2018
9
2019
14
2020
20
2021
2
2022
1
Festival Prize Category
Film list
Vasile Nedea
2009
43
‘
Directed by
Sjoerd van Grootheest
.
The film tells the story of Vasile Nedea, a Romanian gypsy musician an Amsterdam. Due to his former illegal status there have been times in which he was forced to show his skills whilst busking the
Western Europe
Travellers / Roma
Music / Ethnomusicology
Vaud and the Villains
2010
30
‘
Directed by
Lukas Belkind
.
Three members of an 18-piece, 1930s style, American folk big band explore their personal relationships with Los Angeles, performing, the music they love, and the band that binds them all together.
North America
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Music / Ethnomusicology
The Veil Unveiled
2004
29
‘
Directed by
Vanessa Langer
.
In Yemen, the land of Queen Saba, a wide variety of veils can be found. In the capital Sana’a, the women, although at first sight appearing to all be wearing but black, distinguish themselves one
Middle and Near East
Gender Role and Identity
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith
Vendemos Recuerdos
2009
25
‘
Directed by
Carolina Corral Paredes
.
Carlos is an enthusiastic tour guide and Doña Rosa is an indigenous old woman that sells crafts in the market. Both of their life’s works are an effort to provide what inquisitive tourists might
Central America
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Trade
Views from Heavenly Lake
2010
26
‘
Directed by
Polly Vinken
.
Since the beginning of the Mao era in 1949, populations that were once nomadic, isolated by miles of desert and mountains across the Tian Shan ranges, are now becoming highly sought after objects of
Central Asia and Far East
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Social Change
A Village Heritage
1985
52
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The first of the **Caught in the Web** trilogy, which compares and contrast aspects of life in a Dorset community in the Bride Valley and a French village in Provence, Villes-sur-Auzon, Vauclause.
Western Europe
British-Irish Isles
Socioeconomic conditions
Rural
Virtual me: Gender and Identity in World of Warcraft
2013
11
‘
Directed by
Trent Monahan
Sarah Prothero
Jennifer Torson
.
‘Virtual Me’ examines the experiences of players of the online game World of Warcraft, focusing specifically on their experience and understanding of issues surrounding gender and identity within
North America
Gender Role and Identity
Animation
Internet
Visions of Shrove Thursday in Central Tyrol
2014
10
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
Due to the strict Jesuit prohibitions in olden days, the central Tyrol Fasnacht tends to ends on Shrove Thursday, a few days earlier than elsewhere. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe
Central Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival
Vivir la Chicha
2003
28
‘
Directed by
Sharis Coppens
.
Chicha music evokes the experiences of the many Peruvians who migrate from the high Andes down to the cities. This film tells the story of Aurora Ramos, a cobbler and market saleswoman, and the role
South America
Music / Ethnomusicology
Trade
Migration