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| Sharlotte's Anthropology Home Page Northern Kentucky University Anthropology novels, movies, "you know you're" lists. |
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| Anthropological Fiction |
| Physical Anth Neanderthal Parallax series, Robert J. Sawyer Neanderthals have developed a radically different civilization on a parallel Earth, as both sides discover when a Neanderthal physicist, Ponter Boddit, accidentally passes from his universe into a Canadian underground research facility. Evolution, Steven Baxter The book is nothing less than a novelization of human evolution, a mega-Michener treatment of 65 million years starring a host of smart, furry primates representing Homo sapiens's ancestry. Almost Adam, Petru Popescu A speculative tale about the survival of the Australopithecus (an early human ancestor living two million years ago) in a remote part of Kenya. Archaeology Clan of the Cave Bear series, Jean M. Auel The Source, James A. Michener The entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present-day Israel and the Middle-East conflict. The First North Americans series, W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear Cultural Anth Commitment Hour, James Allen Gardner The future of sex roles. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis Story of a history student in 2048 who is transported to an English village in the 14th century. The student arrives mistakenly on the eve of the onset of the Black Plague. Her dealings with a family of "contemps" in 1348 and with her historian cohorts lead to complications. The Giver, Lois Lowry Diversity and conformity in culture. Also linguistics. Linguistic Anth Below the Root, And All Between, Until the Celebration, Zilpha Keatley Snyder Sapir-Whorf, cultural memory. |
| Anthropological Movies |
| Rabbit Proof Fence This is the true story of Molly Craig, a young black Australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from an official government camp, set up as part of an official government policy to train them as domestic workers and integrate them into white society. Devil's Playground Explores the Amish ritual of Rumspringa, a coming-of-age "time for decision" presented to Amish youth when they must decide which path they will follow as adults... 16th century religious scripture or 21st century pleasure. Krippendorf's Tribe An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover-up for his mis-use of grant moneys. Whale Rider A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. The Other Side of Heaven John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950's. |