Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Free, booking advised

Thursday, 17 May, 13.15pm

TROBRIAND CRICKET: AN INGENIOUS RESPONSE TO COLONIALISM

Colour, 50 minutes,1974
Jerry Leach, Gary Kildea

The film documents the transformation by the Trobriand Islanders of the game of cricket, first introduced by British missionaries into a highly distinctive political ritual. Shot in 1973-1974, shortly before the independence of Papua New Guinea, the film was made with the active co-operation of the Kabisawali Movement, a local political organisation. The film has been enthusiastically received by anthropologists, television audiences, film festivals and (most important, perhaps) by the Trobriand sponsors.

All events: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, The British Museum
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