AV tools for teaching intro to ling anth (esp. films, youtubes, etc)

[Eric Hoenes]

Alejandro,
I think the answer to this question depends a lot on what topics you want to cover and/or which readings you want to supplement with AV material.
Without knowing more here are a few suggestions. I hope they help.

Language shift:
BBC documentary on Nancy Dorian's work http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7647046783946085652
The Linguist

Variation:
Do You Speak American?
Voices of North Carolina (this one is really quite wonderful, though I imagine that it's not very well known outside of the state)

Religion, media, or translation:
The Tailenders

Non-verbal communication:
Clips of a comedian called The Boy with Tape on his face (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73lsIXzBar0)
Clips of Charles Goodwin's work on aphasia would also be relevant

Eric Hoenes del Pinal
UNC Charlotte

On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Alejandro Paz wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm teaching a second-year introduction to ling anth for the first time. The sister courses in socio-cultural here use a great deal of AV material, along with the lectures and tutorial discussions. I'd be very grateful for any recommendations for useful movies, youtube clips, and the like that others have found useful to teach ling anth topics. For example, I have found the comedian Russell Peters is useful for introducing students to ethnicity and race with language. There's a youtube clip from one of his shows on "cultural names" that works well.
> 
> I have a feeling that this has been asked before, and if so, feel free to point me to the archived discussion. If not, I'm happy to collate the answers that I get into a blog post or the like.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Alejandro
> 
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> ---------------------------------------------------- Alejandro Paz Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Humanities University of Toronto Scarborough Graduate Depts of Anthropology and Linguistics University of Toronto -----------------------------------------------------