Culture Change, Image, and Adaptation
Penn Museum First Sunday Film Series

The Penn Museum First Sunday Film Series explores a wide range of recent ethnographic cinema, highlighting new forms of cultural adaptation in today's increasingly mobile and hybrid communities.

Chinese Restaurants 2 October 2011
Chinese Restaurants
Cheuk Kwan, Canada 2008


Intro and Discussion:
Jane Kauer, Anthropology, Penn
Emily Hannum, Sociology, Penn

Reel Injun 6 November 2011
Reel Injun
Neil Diamond, Canada 201
0

Intro and Discussion:
John Sanchez
Anthropology, Penn/Penn State

Pushy Women

4 December 2011
Pushy Women
Caro Macdonald, Japan 200
1

Intro and Discussion:
Ayako Kano
East Asian Studies, Penn


Photo Wallahs

8 January 2012
Photo Wallahs
David and Judith Macdougall, India 1992


Intro and Discussion:
Amardeep Singh; English, Lehigh
Kate Pourshariati; Film Archivist Penn Museum


Men of Words

5 February 2012
Men of Words
Johanne Haaber Ihle, Yemen 200
9

Intro and Discussion:
Steve Caton
Anthropology, Harvard


Settling Down

4 March 2012
Settling Down
Declan Healey, Ireland 200
4

Intro and Discussion:
Joseph Lennon
Director of Irish Studies, Villanova University


Tehran Has No More Pomegranates!

1 April 2012
Tehran Has No More Pomegranates
Massoud Bakshi, Iran 200
7

Intro and Discussion:
Pardis Minuchehr
Middle East Studies, George Washington


Future Remembrance

6 May 2012
Future Remembrance
Tobias Wendl and Nancy de Plessis
Ghana, 199
8

Intro and Discussion:
John Jackson, Jr.
Anthropology, Penn





All films begin at 2:00pm
Rainey Auditorium
Penn Museum
3260 South Street

Programs free with Museum admission donation.

Questions: 215-898-2680

Film Cosponsors
Anthropology
African Studies Center
Cinema Studies
East Asian Studies
Middle East Studies
South Asian Studies
Greenfield Intercultural Center
Penn Humanities Forum