Subject guides: Anthropology: Websites and multimedia

Websites

American Anthropological Association: Anthropology Resources on the Internet
Produced by the American Anthropological Association, lists discussion groups, journals, bibliographies meetings and other relevant resources. However it also covers Archaeology extensively. Probably more than 50% of the site links to Archaeology resources. An award winning site and a useful resource.
Public Anthropology: Anthropology Journal Archive Project
Contains summaries of articles in the American Anthropologist journal (1888-2000) and ejournal as well as research from university Anthropology Departments in the United States.
AusAnthrop: Culture and History of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Anthropological perspective on Indigenous Australian culture, including languages and traditions.
AIATSIS: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The AIATSIS is the national research and collecting institution for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present. Its collection includes films, photographs, audio visual recordings and print material relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
A Foundation dedicated to the advancement of Anthropology throughout the world. Through programs of funding for research projects, conferences, symposia, fellowships, and publication, the Foundation aids basic research in all branches of anthropology.
The Hearst Museum of Anthropology: Digital Portal
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology's digital portal offers free access to nearly 4 million objects including photographs, films, and sound recordings. +50,000 items are from Oceania with +5,600 from Australia.
Minority Rights Group International
MRG publishes authoritative books, reports, briefings and other materials, documenting the challenges faced by ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide.

Streaming video

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
To log into Kanopy: - Click on 'Log In to Monash' - Enter your Monash credentials in the popup window - Click on 'Skip' for "Create Your Account"
Kanopy provides access to feature films, including titles from Criterion Collection, Universal Paramount, The Great Courses, New Day Films, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, PBS, BBC, Media Education Foundation, Ronin, Documentary Education Resources, and more. More than 20,000 films and documentaries are also available.
Alexander Street Press This link opens in a new window
Search under Disciplines: Social Sciences: Anthropology to access subject relevant material. Contains video, audio, and text collections across multiple subject areas. In addition to secondary sources, the portal also contains significant primary source material.
Visual history archive This link opens in a new window
NOTE: VHA's system requirements: Windows Vista, 7, and 8 with Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 or above

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Visual History Archive provides access to over 50,600 video interviews conducted with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust. These testimonies were collected in 56 countries and in 32 languages. The majority of the interviews are with Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Political prisoners, Roma and Sinti (Gypsy) survivors, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and liberators, witnesses, rescuers, and aid providers also provided testimony.