Peace & Conflict
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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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MEMORIES DO NOT BURNEastern Europe Peace & Conflict Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Portrays a summer camp on a tiny island in the Adriatic Sea for Bosnian and Croatian
children traumatized by the war in the former Yugoslavia.
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PREDICTIONS OF FIREWorld History Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict Eastern Europe Europe
Predictions of Fire is a revealing study of the controversial and
internationally acclaimed Slovenian arts collective NSK, as seen through the lens of 20th
century European history.
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FROM THE SHADOW OF HISTORYWorld History Peace & Conflict Sociology Political Science
Chronicles the efforts of the newly independent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
to establish a democratic society, to avoid involvement in the ongoing wars in the
northern Balkans, and to join the European Community.
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PALESTINEMiddle Eastern Studies Peace & Conflict
Examines the intifada, the Palestinian uprising in the Israeli-occupied territories of the
West Bank and Gaza Strip, by investigating the historical background and by speaking to
people on both sides of the conflict.
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PEACEKEEPINGPolitical Science Peace & Conflict
Examines the role of UN peacekeeping forces who stand between opposing sides in
trouble spots of the world, hoping to encourage people to resolve their problems
peacefully rather than resort to war. Through the eyes of a UN peace- keeper, we get a
firsthand view of the duties of these "men and women in the middle."
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MY CYPRUS: THE COUNTRY,THE CONFLICT, THE MISSINGPeace & Conflict Europe Directed by Women
Provides an informative historical overview of the ongoing conflict between the Greek and
Turkish Cypriot communities initiated over twenty years ago by the Turkish invasion of
this Mediterranean island.
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AQABAT JABER: PASSING THROUGHSociology Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies
Portrays life in Aqabat Jaber in the West Bank, one of sixty Palestinian refugee camps
built "temporarily" by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) in the
early 1950s. The film portrays daily life in the camp, and includes interviews with
representatives of three generations of Palestinians.
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HANAN ASHRAWI: A WOMAN OF HER TIMEWomen's Studies Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Directed by Women
Profiles Hanan Ashrawi, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization
during the Middle East peace talks with Israel, but who later turned down a position in
the new government in favor of continuing her efforts on behalf of peace and human
rights.
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RECONCILIATION IN ZIMBABWEAfrican Studies Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict
In 1980, following a fifteen-year-long guerilla struggle against the white-ruled government
of Rhodesia and a negotiated cease fire, ZANU leader Robert Mugabe was elected Prime
Minister of the newly independent nation of Zimbabwe. This documentary offers a
historical overview of these events and examines the first ten years of independence, with
a special focus on relations between white (minority) and black (majority) citizens.
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OF COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCEAfrican Studies Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Peace & Conflict
Features interviews with young people in South Africa, both white and black, who fought
on opposing sides during the country's era of apartheid rule, from youthful cadres
engaged in the liberation struggle and members of black township self-defense units
engaged in guerrilla war, to the white conscripts in the South African Army's border war
and young Afrikaners fearful of social change.
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WAR LABWorld History Sociology Science Peace & Conflict Directed by Women
A compilation historical documentary offering a critical look at the development of bombs
and other weapons of mass destruction since WWII.
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IS THIS DREAMING?Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict American Studies
Chronicles the history of arms control and disarmament negotiations since WWII,
discusses ways in which international conflicts can be most effectively resolved, and
suggests how ordinary people can influence progress towards disarmament.
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THE THIRD GENERATIONEurope Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies Peace & Conflict Children & Young Adult
Focusing on the activities of the German-Israeli Youth Exchange Program, this video
shows three generations of Germans and Israelis who, confronted with the historical
legacy of the Holocaust, are actively involved in building new personal relationships while
trying to come to terms with ambivalent, often negative, attitudes about one another.
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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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THE TEARS OF PELELIUAmerican History Asian Studies Peace & Conflict Sociology World History
Where The Thin Red Line leaves off, The Tears of Peleliu picks up some fifty years later,
as it follows five American WWII veterans as they meet their former Japanese adversaries
on the bloodiest battlefield in the history of warfare. The residents of Peleliu, a tiny island
in the South Pacific, regard with some trepidation the return of the men who destroyed
their island.
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GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTSEconomics Peace & Conflict Sociology
From executions in Nigeria to riots in Indonesia, this video examines the impact of
"globalization," the economic engine that is rocking financial systems worldwide, and
questions whether or not economic trade can be linked to human rights and democracy,
whether it is possible for profits and principles to coexist.
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IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEYAfrican-American Studies American Studies American History Peace & Conflict Sociology
Examines Pulaski, Tennessee, the town where the Ku Klux Klan was founded
right after the Civil War, and where today its memory still runs very deep.
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SOWETO TO BERKELEYAfrican-American Studies American History American Studies African Studies Peace & Conflict Political Science Sociology
Examines the Anti-Apartheid Movement at the University of California at Berkeley
during 1985-86, which led to similar student protests nationwide.
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WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT?: AFRICAN AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTHAfrican-American Studies African Studies New York City Peace & Conflict Children & Young Adult
This provocative documentary blends interviews with young black people in New York
City and in Soweto, South Africa, focusing on the similarities and the contrasts between
the lives of black teenagers in both countries.
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