Literature
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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BLACK UNICORN: DUDLEY RANDALL AND THE BROADSIDE PRESS, THEAfrican-American Studies Literature Directed by Women
Chronicles the life and literary career of a major black American poet, Dudley Randall,
who has published six books of poetry and edited several anthologies of black poetry.
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DARIO FO AND FRANCA RAME: A NOBEL FOR TWOEurope Literature Performing Arts Directed by Women
Portrays the life and career of this Italian husband and wife duo of actors and
playwrights, who are best known for their satirical and politically radical theater
presentations.
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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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BIRTHWRITE: GROWING UP HISPANICLiterature Latino Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Hosted by Cheech Marin, this documentary examines the work of several Hispanic-
American writers and how their poems, short stories and novels reflect what it means and
what it's like to grow up Hispanic in America.
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SHAKESPEAREUrban Studies Short Films Performing Arts Literature Latino Studies Europe Education
A high school teacher and one of his students don Elizabethan garb and travel back in time
to London in 1609 to have lunch with William Shakespeare at the Mermaid Tavern.
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BORDERLINESSociology Psychology & Psychiatry Literature Cultural Studies Anthropology American Studies
Set against a background of farming, saw-milling and moonshining activities in rural
Kentucky during the Depression, this short film dramatizes the use of violence as a
socially accepted form of "folk justice."
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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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THE STORYTELLERSPerforming Arts Literature Islamic Studies Cultural Studies Anthropology Immigration
Celebrates the traditional art of storytelling through profiles of three storytellers--Judith
Black, whose stories explore the Jewish immigrant experience; Michael Cotter, a
Minnesota farmer whose stories focus on the extraordinary qualities of ordinary people;
and Rex Ellis, whose stories deal with the historical period of enslavement of Afro-
Americans.
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BEATS: AN EXISTENTIAL COMEDY, THELiterature American Studies Directed by Women
Focusing on the beat poetry scene of the late Fifties, this film poem celebrates a colorful
generation of American poets, featuring interviews with Stuart Perkoff, Aya, Jack
Hirschman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Allen Ginsberg, who read their poems and discuss
what it means to be a poet in America.
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JANE RULE...WRITINGWomen's Studies Literature LGBTQ Directed by Women
Novelist Jane Rule's discussions of the craft and her philosophy of writing are blended
with readings from Rule's novels and stories and an interview with Smith College
professor Marilyn Schuster, who discusses plot, characterization and other aspects of
fiction, moral statements in literature, and issues of freedom of expression and censorship.
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FICTION AND OTHER TRUTHS: A FILM ABOUT JANE RULEWomen's Studies Political Science Literature Human Sexuality LGBTQ Directed by Women
Profiles the life and work of lesbian novelist, essayist, teacher and political activist Jane
Rule. Blending interviews with archival footage and dramatic evocation's of Rule's
writings, the documentary examines the author's lifelong interest in the intricacies and
complexities of human relationships and communities, her continuing involvement in the
struggle against censorship, and her conviction that we must all be able to live and love
truthfully.
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