What are those… Subtitles?

by on December 22nd, 2008

P. Kerim Friedman is an assistant professor in the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures at National Dong Hwa University, in Taiwan, where he teaches linguistic and visual anthropology. He is co-director of the film Please Don't Beat Me, Sir!, winner of the 2011 Jean Rouch Award from the Society of Visual Anthropology. Follow Kerim on Twitter.

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  1. Joanna Kirkpatrick permalink

    Utterly hilarious find!! The guy’s better than Borat!
    Jo

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  2. Denice Szafran permalink

    I am going to use this in my intro class, really. It’s too funny and too ironic in the same moment. Thanks!

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  3. Gonzo permalink

    Why does that remind me of Monty Python? Isn’t there an old MP skit along the same lines?

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  4. Camille permalink

    Hey,

    I just saw this article about Viagra in Afghanistan on BBC, and I remembered you guys wrote about the same sort of thing just recently.
    p.s. Your contact email doesn’t work :D

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7800549.stm

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