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THE COST OF COTTONEnvironmental Studies Latin-American Studies Spanish Language
Examines the use in the Third World of pesticides banned in the U.S., such as DDT, and
the consequences--poisoned workers, contaminated crops and water supplies, decimation
of wildlife, development of pesticide-resistant insects, and the ecological boomerang
effect--when contaminated foreign goods, from coffee to beef and cotton, are imported
into the U.S.
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MARTIN CHAMBI AND THE HEIRS OF THE INCASAnthropology Latin-American Studies Photography Spanish Language
Profiles the life and work of Martin Chambi (1891-1973), a full-blooded Indian, who ran
his own photographic studio in Cuzco, Peru's ancient Inca capital, where he
photographed many of Peru's wealthy European families.
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HAVANA POSTMODERN: THE NEW CUBAN ARTArt History Latin-American Studies Spanish Language Cuban Studies
Examines the new Cuban art movement and its social and cultural roots, featuring
interviews with artists and students at Cuba's top art school, who discuss Cuban national
identity, censorship and self-expression, and how one makes a living as an artist in a
socialist society.
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PUERTO RICO: ART AND IDENTITYAmerican History American Studies Art History Economics Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Puerto Rican Studies Religion & Spirituality Short Films Sociology Spanish Language Women's Studies Directed by Women
Surveys the work of plastic artists in Puerto Rico during the 20th century, as well as
significant forerunners in the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on the artists' expression
of national identity. The video combines illustrations of hundreds of art works with
interviews with a dozen major contemporary artists and commentary by art critics.
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REVELACIONES/REVELATIONS:HISPANIC ART OF EVANESCENCESpanish Language Short Films Latin-American Studies Art History American Studies
Documents the Fall 1993 construction at Cornell University of site-specific installations
by eight acclaimed Hispanic artists, featuring interviews with the artists, scenes of the
exhibit, as well as the controversy and protest it engendered on campus.
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CREATION OF THE WORLD: A SAMBA-OPERASpanish Language Performing Arts Music Latin-American Studies Anthropology Directed by Women
This music and dance spectacular, sung and danced by members of the award-winning
Beija Flor Samba School and photographed during the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro,
dramatizes the legend of genesis according to Yoruba mythology.
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SOUTH OF THE BORDERSpanish Language Sociology Music Latin-American Studies
A colorful and entertaining survey of protest music in Central America, from Mexico City
to Managua, where popular music has become a forum for social commentary and
political protest.
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THE MUSIC OF THE DEVIL, THE BEAR, AND THE CONDORSpanish Language Music Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Anthropology
Takes us to the heart of the Andes to capture the atmosphere of the annual music
festivals, showing ceremonies of the Aymara Indians who dress as devils, bears and
sacred spirits that come to life at carnival time.
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EVERYDAY ARTSpanish Language Performing Arts Music Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Anthropology Directed by Women Cuban Studies
This contemporary portrait of folkloric traditions in Cuba, focusing on the everyday life
of musicians and dancers.
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DESTINATION BARBADOSSpanish Language Performing Arts Music Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Short Films
This video, which documents one of the oldest cultural festivals in the Western
Hemisphere, celebrates the vitality of calypso music today on the island of Barbados.
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PABLO NERUDA: POETSpanish Language Literature Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet.
In an interview conducted shortly before his death, Neruda
discusses his worldview and explains his writing methods.
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THE LIFE AND POETRY OF JULIA DE BURGOSWomen's Studies Spanish Language Short Films Literature Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Cuban Studies
This docudrama portrays the life and work of the great Puerto Rican poet, from her
impoverished childhood in Puerto Rico, to her political involvement as a young woman in
the nationalist movement, to her subsequent exile in Cuba and New York where she died
in 1953.
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