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A Group of Women

John Marshall

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Ju/'hoan women often share an intimate sociability and spend many hours together discussing their lives, enjoying each other's company and children. In this short film, Ju/'hoan women rest, talk and nurse their babies while lying in the shade of a baobab tree. This film is a good illustration of "collective mothering" in which several women support each other and share the nurturing role. Part of the John Marshall !Kung Collection.


This film is available as part of the !Kung Short Films set. This collection combines fourteen of Marshall's short !Kung films onto two remastered/re-authored DVDs, complete with a full-color booklet containing photos, writings, and additional information about the series.


Disc One: 

A Curing Ceremony (bw) (9:00)

A Group of Women (6:00)

A Joking Relationship (3:00)

N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game (15:00)

N/um Tchai: the Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen (bw) (20:00)

Lion Game (5:00)

An Argument about Marriage (18:00)

Men Bathing (14:00)

 

Disc Two: 

Playing with Scorpions (5:00)

A Rite of Passage (15:00)

Debe's Tantrum (9:00)

The Wasp Nest (13:00)

The Meat Fight (14:00)

Baobab Play (8:00)

 


Orthography Note

The group of people depicted in these films are the Ju/'hoansi, speakers of the Ju/'hoan language. Ju/'hoan is part of the !Kung language group; the term !Kung was previously used by the Marshall family and others to refer to Ju/'hoansi. Although the term is outdated, it has been retained here for the sake of consistency with John Marshall's previously published work. The films and their related printed materials also employ antiquated spellings of names and places. For current Ju/'hoan orthography, please see the Ju/'hoan - English Dictionary, compiled by Patrick Dickens and the Ju/'hoan Peoples Literacy Committee.

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