Breaking the Wall of Privatization of the Commons : How Anthropology Can Help Us to Understand Global Entanglements / Falling Walls Foundation.

In this 2010 Falling Walls lecture video, social and cultural anthropologist Shalini Randeria addresses the dynamics of accumulation by dispossession in India, with an extensive documentation of ethnographic case studies from various regions of the country. This lecture explores social issues includ...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Falling Walls Foundation
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©2010.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Anthropology.
Economic geography.
Privatization.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (16 min.) : sound, color
Variant Title:
How Anthropology Can Help Us to Understand Global Entanglements
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
In this 2010 Falling Walls lecture video, social and cultural anthropologist Shalini Randeria addresses the dynamics of accumulation by dispossession in India, with an extensive documentation of ethnographic case studies from various regions of the country. This lecture explores social issues including the expropriation of farmers, fishing communities, and slum dwellers; the destruction of hill villages; the curtailment of rights of nomadic pastoralists; and the erosion of liberties via new intellectual property regimes and biogenetic resources. Stories of everyday abuse where the state sacrifices justice for economic growth are highlighted. Randeria's notable scientific research explores the limits and the ambivalence of protests against dispossession by social movements and NGOs - and ultimately considers the citizens establishing boundaries between law and politics in quest of social justice.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 03, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
11 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.