Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
This article explores the transformative potential of collaborative filmmaking in fostering trust, dialogue, and social transformation among women in Northern Cameroon. Against a backdrop of existential insecurity and patriarchal norms, the stud…
More than one million people form the Central African Republic (CAR) have fled their homes since the beginning of a new civil war in 2013. This film follows newborn Elias and his extended family over a period of four years, as they are trying to start …
The Pèrè people is a ethnic group who lives on the Pere plains. Their territory is divided by the Nigerian Cameroonian border. Their traditions are threatened of desperation by a strong islamization process and by migration into the cities. At the regi…
‘LES MAIRUUWAS’ (The Masters of Water) is an ethnographic film about young male migrants and their dreams of succeeding in the city. The filmmaker has followed a milieu of water transporters in urban Cameroon over many years. The four men portrayed…