British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access

Results

Full access to all collections is a privilege of BUFVC membership. If you are already a BUFVC member, please log in. Otherwise you may join now.
11-20 of 84 results | Page 2 of 9
Sort results by
  1. Age, Common Interest and Stratification (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Cross-cultural examples illustrate and explain the specific functions of types of age groups, various common-interest associations, and different forms of social stratificaton.

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only
  2. Age Seven in the Ussr (1992)

    Director
    Michael Apted
    Subject
    Anthropology; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 64 minutes), £40.00

    A portrait of the former Soviet Union painted by seven-year-old children from the length and breadth of the USSR. At a time of breathtaking and devastating political and economic change, how do Soviet...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order
  3. Culture Change (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Discusses how cultures are constantly changing, sometimes slowly and peacefully, other times rapidly and violently, sometimes as a result of internal factors such as inventions, other times because of the...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only
  4. Arts, The (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Some form of artistic expression exists in all cultures. This video shows the many kinds of art and the variety of functions served by the arts: the fulfilment of the need for individual creative expression,...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only
  5. Family Portraits: A New Look at a Familiar World (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Focuses on enculturation, the process through which culture is passed from one generation to the next. Shows cross-cultural examples of child-rearing, socialisation, and mental illness and healing.

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only
  6. Chanting Lama, The (199 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    Aims to show the essence of the cultural life of Tibetan Buddhists by examining their religious rites. Shows the main temple in Dharamsala, and scenes from Benares, Darjeeling and the western Himalayas, with...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order
  7. Hominid Evolution (1999 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A study of hominids - the so-called ape-men. Uses QuickTime movies of reconstructed skulls to allow users to examine different types of hominids, giving an insight into the apes and our ancestors. Based on...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order
  8. Jesus and the Fisherman (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    The Portuguese occupation of the Sri Lankan coast in the 16th century brought Catholicism to fishing villages. Examines the cross-cultural folklore which resulted, concentrating on the celebration of Easter,...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order
  9. Patterns of Subsistence: Food Foragers and Pastoralists (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Looks at various subsistence patterns, from hunter-gathering to the production of food, some of which are still followed today, in order to give a better understanding of the earliest forms of subsistence...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only
  10. Andean Women (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Aymará women embody a common paradox. The cultural ideal is that women should be subservient to men, and assigned tasks appropriate to their inferior strength and intelligence. In fact, they perform many...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order
11-20 of 84 results | Page 2 of 9
Sort results by