Irish Studies
ABORTION: STORIES FROM NORTH AND SOUTHAsian Studies Health Irish Studies Latino Studies Political Science Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Each year, an estimated 30 to 55 million women throughout the world obtain induced
abortions. More than half of these abortions are illegal and an estimated 84,000 of them
result in death. This cross-cultural survey shows how abortion transcends race, religion
and social class, and how differences in the practice and perception of abortion are mainly
in the degree of secrecy and danger accompanying it.
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MOVING MYTHSEducation Irish Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology
A provocative look at the Protestant and Catholic churches in Ireland, examining both the
myths and realities of their legislative and educational influence on such issues as
abortion, contraception, homosexuality, and women's rights.
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SONS OF DERRYIrish Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Portrays the efforts of two men-the Protestant Glen Barr, one-time political advisor to
the Ulster Defense Association, and the Catholic Paddy Doherty, former spokesman for
the Derry Defense Association-to overcome the bitter enmities of the past with
imaginative solutions to the problems of Northern Ireland's second largest city.
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NO OFFENCE: LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONGIrish Studies Religion & Spirituality Women's Studies
"LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG?" examines the changing status
of women in Ireland and the struggle to gain women's rights from the government, the
Church, and employers.
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NO OFFENCE: HOLY GROUND?Women's Studies Religion & Spirituality Irish Studies
"HOLY GROUND?" examines the changing face of Catholicism, including the
recent sexual abuse scandals and controversies surrounding contraception, abortion, and
the role of women in the Church.
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NO OFFENCE: IRELAND'S OTHER PROTESTANTSIrish Studies Religion & Spirituality Women's Studies
"Ireland's Other Protestants" examines the status of Protestants in
the Republic of Ireland and the perceptions of Northern Protestants about their co-
religionists.
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NO IRISH NEED APPLYAmerican Studies American History Sociology New York City Irish Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Novelist Peter Quinn hosts this documentary on Irish immigration into New York City in
the mid-nineteenth century. The video visits the NYC locations described in Quinn's
novel, The Banished Children of Eve, combining historical photos from the 1860's with
remnants of the buildings in the 1990's.
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HARP OF MY COUNTRYIrish Studies Literature Music
This musical biography is a documentary-style recreation of the life of Thomas Moore
(1779-1852), Ireland's greatest national lyric poet, whose melodies and poems were
revered throughout 19th-century Europe.
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FROM SHORE TO SHORE: IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITYAmerican Studies Irish Studies Music New York City Immigration
Examines both the continuity and the changes that have affected Irish traditional music
since the turn of the century. Using New York City as the focus, this video mixes
historical photographs and film footage with contemporary interviews and performances.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE TROUBLES: BELFAST STORIESIrish Studies Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
This documentary offers first-person accounts of the lives of two working-class
Belfast women told against the violent history of the last twenty-five years in Northern
Ireland.
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AN IRISH (AMERICAN) STORYAmerican Studies Irish Studies Immigration
Mary Crehan Dillon, the filmmaker's 96-year-old Irish-American grandmother, who as a
17-year-old emigrated alone to the U.S. in 1911, reminisces about her early life in Ireland,
her momentous decision to emigrate, and her new life in America.
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MILLION BRICKS, AIrish Studies Peace & Conflict Religion & Spirituality Sociology Urban Studies
This video tells the story of Springfield Park, a housing estate built in the early Sixties in
West Belfast, made up of both Catholic and Protestant families who lived side by side in
harmony.
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