African Studies
SOUTH AFRICA: BEYOND A MIRACLE
Part of a series of documentaries on conflict resolution in the world's trouble spots, chronicles the evolution of South Africa from the tragic years of apartheid to the release of Nelson Mandela and the country's first free elections in 1994, and, finally, to the cautious hopes and efforts today to build a strong democracy.
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THE RETURN: THE N'DEUP HEALING CEREMONYAfrican Studies Health Religion & Spirituality Sociology Directed by Women
Documents an African approach to treating mental-health issues by showing the communal healing process used by the Wolof in Senegal.
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ON THE BORDERChildren & Young Adult Sociology African Studies Directed by Women
The human tragedy caused by the widespread use of land mines in warfare is a growing problem throughout the world today. Children are especially susceptible to being maimed or killed by stepping on anti-personnel weapons buried during military conflicts many years ago. This documentary is a case study of the problem.
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JUDGEMENT DAYChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Jewish Studies Islamic Studies African Studies
This video, by comparing the current Israeli/Palestinian conflict with the previous struggle for liberation and democracy in South Africa, makes a universal statement about war and the effects of war on young people on both sides of the conflicts.
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HARD EARTHSociology Labor Studies African Studies
Against the current political backdrop of attacks on white-owned farms in Zimbabwe, this documentary investigates what life is like on one of these occupied farm estates.
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DECOLONIZATIONWorld History African Studies Political Science
Examines the process whereby former colonial territories have gained their independence
and the right to govern themselves. Archival footage, interviews and maps trace the
changes during the last three decades throughout Africa, Asia, the Carribean and the
Pacific.
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AFRICA RECOVERYPolitical Science Environmental Studies African Studies
Africa today is a continent beset by drought, famine, war and debt. In Zambia, a news reporter examines these problems and discusses potential solutions that might be applicable to the entire continent.
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APARTHEID
Examines apartheid as seen through the eyes of a young South African. It shows how the
majority of South Africans, who are black, are denied basic human rights, and discusses
UN initiatives against apartheid.
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SONGOLOLO: VOICES OF CHANGESociology Music Literature Dance Cultural Studies African Studies Directed by Women
Examines the role of black resistance to apartheid in South
Africa through a look at two of the nation's leading cultural
activists and popular performers--poet Mzwakhe Mbuli and writer/
performer Gcina Mhlophe.
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SENSE OF FREEDOM, ASociology Political Science African Studies
Examines Africa's smallest country, the Gambia, as one of only a few successful multi-
party democracies on the continent. Award-winning African journalist Hilton Fyle
surveys the social and economic reasons underlying this success, featuring interviews
with President Jawara and other government leaders, foreign and domestic investors and
businessmen, the EEC delegate to the Gambia, and the leader of the political opposition.
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SONG OF THE SPEARSociology Music Cultural Studies African Studies
Examines the role of culture in the struggle for national liberation in South Africa by
interspersing performances by the Amandla Cultural Ensemble with footage of the mass
singing of resistance songs on the streets of South Africa and interviews with leading
cultural workers of the African National Congress.
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AFTER THE BATTLEAfrican Studies Latin-American Studies Sociology Spanish Language Directed by Women Cuban Studies
In 1975, the first Cuban soldiers went to Angola to help defend that newly independent
government from invasion by South African troops. After nearly fourteen years of bitter
conflict, the Angolan War ended, Namibia was established as an independent state, and
Cuban and South African troops have returned home. Filmed on location in Angola, South
Africa and Cuba, this documentary examines the politics of the war from both sides and
features remarkable combat footage, archival material and interviews with Cuban and
South African soldiers as well as grieving families of those who died in the war.
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