Cultural Studies
PERSISTENT WOMEN ARTISTSArt History African-American Studies Asian-American Studies American Studies Cultural Studies Women's Studies Native American Studies Sociology
In this video, artist and art educator Betty LaDuke presents the lives and work of three American women artists of diverse heritages—Lois Mailou Jones, Mine Okubo, and Pablita Velarde.
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THE ART OF RESISTANCEArt History Chicano Studies Cultural Studies Latino Studies Media Studies Photography Sociology Directed by Women
Surveys the contemporary Chicano art movement by tracing its development during the height of Chicano political activism in the late Sixties and Seventies, blending archival footage with interviews with the artists and samples of their work, including photographs, murals, graphics, films, paintings, and ephemeral art.
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GOOD FORTUNEAmerican Studies Asian Studies Cultural Studies Family Relations Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Examines the adoption of Chinese children by U.S. parents, profiling six diverse families who share their adoption stories, meeting a parent who worked inside an orphanage before ever planning to adopt, one who lived through China's Cultural Revolution, and another who has spent over twenty years researching adoption in China. It is a video about building families, as well as overcoming cultural myths and misunderstandings.
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THE DAY OF THE DEADCultural Studies Death & Dying Latin-American Studies Religion & Spirituality Spanish Language
This documentary examines one of the most significant holidays on the Mexican calendar, showing how it is celebrated today and tracing its historical background, which goes back 3,000 years.
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120 WOOSTER STREETArt History African-American Studies New York City Native American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies Directed by Women
This video profiles Frederick Brown, one of America’s most prolific expressionist painters, whose Soho loft studio in New York served as a gathering place for artists, musicians, writers, dancers and other creative personalities during the Sixties and Seventies.
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LOS PASTORES: The Shepherd's PlayReligion & Spirituality Performing Arts Latino Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Portrays the revival of Los Pastores (The Shepherd's Play), an ancient Christmas morality play that has long been part of Hispanic folk traditions in the American Southwest.
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KAFE KUUMBA: WELCOME TO OPEN MIKESociology Performing Arts Literature Cultural Studies African-American Studies
This entertaining documentary features a variety of African-American poets from all over America, who have gathered to perform at Kafe Kuumba in Indianapolis, a local cultural center sponsored by the Midtown Writers Association.
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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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