Cultural Studies
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IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK!: MURAL PAINTING IN BELFASTSociology Irish Studies Cultural Studies Art History Directed by Women
This documentary examines the tradition of both the Catholic/Nationalist and Protestant/Loyalist communities in Northern Ireland of painting huge murals on building walls, both as a way to celebrate cultural heroes or commemorate significant historical events as well as to demarcate their respective neighborhoods.
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ALBANIAN JOURNEY: END OF AN ERASociology Political Science Eastern Europe Cultural Studies
Examines the rise and fall of socialism in Albania, tracing the nation's history from its
1944 establishment as a communist republic by Enver Hoxha to its recent emergence from
decades of authoritarian rule following Hoxha's death in 1985.
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WHAT ABOUT MACEDONIA?Sociology Political Science Economics Eastern Europe Cultural Studies
Examines the former Yugoslav Republic and newly independent country of Macedonia
and its efforts to make the difficult transition from socialism to capitalism and to forge a
democratic society in which ethnic minorities share equally in political and economic
decision making.
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SPIRIT OF A PEOPLE: A NEW PORTRAIT OF RUSSIAFamily Relations Sociology Cultural Studies Russia
Chronicles recent changes in Russia, from before the 1991 coup attempt and focusing on
life today in post-Soviet Russia.
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WEIMAR: A MODERN DAY RENAISSANCE CITYWorld History Sociology Urban Studies Performing Arts Europe Cultural Studies
Weimar: A Modern Day Renaissance City is a
celebration of the small town that has capped its triumphant comeback by being
recognized as the Culture city of Europe in 1999. This video looks at Weimar's past and
present.
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JEDDAH: BRIDE OF THE SEAArchitecture Cultural Studies Economics Islamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies
This video examines the ancient Red Sea port of Jeddah, one of the oldest commercial
waterways in the world, and renowned in the Middle East as "the Bride of the Sea."
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SACRED EARTHSpanish Language Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Economics Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Reveals the plight of landless peasants in Guatemala, where property ownership is
restricted to a small percentage of the nation's most wealthy citizens.
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THE DEVIL'S DREAMSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Portrays the appalling socio-political realities of contemporary Guatemala, where the
majority of the population--malnourished and illiterate--are exploited by wealthy
landowners and businessmen and brutally repressed by the military.
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THE MESOAMERICAN CULTURAL CODESpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Human Sexuality Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Chicano Studies
This three-part video series examines different social aspects of the cultures of
Mesoamerica (i.e., the nations of Mexico and Central America).
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TAKING AIMSociology Spanish Language Media Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Cinema Studies Anthropology Directed by Women
In 1985, Monica Frota, an independent Brazilian filmmaker, collaborated with the
Kayapo people of the Brazilian rain forest to develop Mekaron Opoi D'joi (He Who
Creates Images), the first Kayapo media project.
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DECLINE OF THE MAYAN EMPIRE, THEWorld History Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Archeology Anthropology
This video chronicles the history of the Mayans, the most sophisticated civilization
among pre-Columbian societies.
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CROSSING BORDERS: A CUBAN RETURNSSpanish Language Sociology Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Immigration Cuban Studies
This video chronicles the 1998 return to Cuba of an American college professor, Dr.
Magaly Lavendenz, forced as a child to leave Cuba in 1962, and who grew up in the U.S.,
but with a distinct Cuban identity.
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CUBA AT A CROSSROADSSpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Cuban Studies
This four-part series examines changes in Cuban society during the post-Soviet economic
crisis between 1994-98.
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BITTER PARADISE: THE SELL-OUT OF EAST TIMORPolitical Science Photography Cultural Studies Asian Studies Directed by Women
When photographer Elaine Briere visited Portuguese East
Timor in 1974, she found a
highly developed, centuries-old culture with a refined
aesthetic and social sensibility. Her
photos would become the last record of a people about
to face virtual annihilation,
because, when Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975,
the world looked the other way.
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THESE SHOES WEREN'T MADE FOR WALKINGWomen's Studies Sociology Cultural Studies Asian Studies
Filmmaker Paul Lee explores the lives of four generations of Chinese women in his
family, using their shoes-from the four-inch silk sandals made for his great-
grandmother's bound feet during the Ching Dynasty to the Italian leather pumps of his
career-minded sister-as a reference point for the cultural and social forces which have
shaped their lives.
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PURE CHUTNEYAsian Studies Cultural Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology
Explores the Indian community in Trinidad, outlining the events and accidents of history
that constitute this example of the Indian diaspora, and interviewing various Trinidadian-
Indians about the hybridity of their culture and their relationship, if not preoccupation,
with India.
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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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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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FROM MY GRANDMOTHER'S GRANDMOTHER UNTO MEAmerican History American Studies Cultural Studies Native American Studies Sociology Women's Studies
The storytelling tradition of the southern Appalachians comes to life through
actress/writer Clarinda Ross's portrayal of four generations of her maternal ancestors.
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GATHERING UP AGAIN: FIESTA IN SANTA FESociology Native American Studies Latino Studies Cultural Studies American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the Santa Fe Fiesta, America's oldest continuous community celebration, which
commemorates the Spaniards' "bloodless reconquest" of the Pueblo Indians in New
Mexico in 1692.
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