Anthropology-related Television Programs
*courtesy of an email from Prof. Ritterbush
There are a variety of programs this next month that deal with anthropology that you may want to mark you calendars for. The following are all on Channel 11, KTWU (public TV in this area) and should be accessible to those of you with TVs with any cable package.
“Becoming Human” - A three-part special on human evolution
Tuesday, November 3 7:00 pm Part I
Tuesday, November 10 7:00 pm Part II
Tuesday, November 17 7:00 pm Part III
Native American History Month Spotlight
Saturday, November 14 10:00 pm To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey
Sunday, November 15 11:00 pm Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete
Sunday, November 22 3:00 pm Summer Sun, Winter Moon (classical composer and Blackfeet Indian poet)
Wednesday, November 25 9:30 pm Lost Bird of Wounded Knee
Sunday, November 29 11:00 pm For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
Other November shows may also fit your interests:
Secrets of the Dead: Airmen and the Headhunters - Wednesday, Nov 11 7:00 pm
Secrets of Shangri-La (archeological) - Wednesday, Nov 18 7:00 pm
Secrets of the Dean: Mumbai Massacre (and social media) - Wednesday, Nov 25 7:00 pm
There are yet others in music (e.g., Beatles in Russia, Woody Guthrie, 1963-68 music on the Ed Sullivan show), comedy (e.g., Bill Cosby receives Mark Twain award), history (e.g., WWII and related shows for Veteran’s day; CCC projects; dust bowl), and nature.
Check out the KTWU schedule online at:
