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Films
4 Films
Region
“East Africa”
x
Keywords
“Social Change”
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Status
“A”
x
films with a digital version
3
films available on demand
1
Region
East Africa
4
x
Country
Kenya
3
Senegal
1
Keywords
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Gender Role and Identity
2
Herding
3
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Nomads and Nomadism
3
Political Activists
1
Resistance
1
Ritual
2
Social Change
4
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Social Organisation
2
Directors
Curling, Chris
2
MacDougall, David
1
MacDougall, Judith
1
Strasse, Cornelia
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
2
Turkana Conversations
1
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
Senegal
1
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
1974
1
1975
1
1977
1
2013
1
Status
Film list
Lorang’s Way
1977
69
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
Judith MacDougall
.
The Turkana are a group of semi-nomadic pastoralists who inhabit a harsh environment of dry thorn country in northwestern Kenya. Lorang’s Way focuses upon a Turkana elder. Having spent time away
East Africa
Herding
Social Change
Nomads and Nomadism
Masai Manhood
1975
52
‘
Directed by
Chris Curling
.
This film was made after ‘Masai Women’ and in the same area. Together the two films provide a vivid view of Masai men and women and their place in Masai society. The Masai are pastoral nomads in
East Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Ritual
Social Organisation
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Masai Women
1974
52
‘
Directed by
Chris Curling
.
The Masai are cattle herders living in the East African rift valley: they grow no crops and are proud of being a non-agricultural people. Cattle are the all-important source of wealth and social
East Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Ritual
Social Organisation
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Messages by Music – Senegal in Transition
2013
76
‘
Directed by
Cornelia Strasse
.
The traditional musicians in Senegal were in charge of retaining the history of their ethnic group, along with ways of thinking and behaving. Their aim was to conserve the society. Nowadays the
East Africa
Music / Ethnomusicology
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Social Change
Political Activists
Resistance