Sociology
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SQUATTERSAmerican Studies Architecture Criminal & Law Sociology Urban Studies
Tells the stories of poor people in Philadelphia who illegally take over or `squat' in
abandoned houses in order to get places to live and to change housing policy locally and
nationally. The film focuses on a 22-year-old single mother of three small children who
becomes a leader in the national squatters movement, and includes numerous interviews
with activists, real estate developers and government officials.
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WHERE CAN I LIVE?Urban Studies Sociology Criminal & Law American Studies Architecture
Examines gentrification, a process by which an underdeveloped neighborhood is
`upgraded' by real estate speculation, with higher income individuals moving into and
improving existing properties, but also displacing many of the neighborhood's longtime
residents.
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THE HEART OF LOISAIDAUrban Studies Sociology New York City Latino Studies Criminal & Law Architecture American Studies Directed by Women
Depicts the efforts of Latino residents of New York's Lower East Side who have taken
over their own buildings abandoned by landlords. Organizing themselves into Tenants'
Associations, they undertake the repair and renovation of their decaying tenements and
provide their own services.
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HOMEAmerican Studies Architecture Criminal & Law Sociology Urban Studies
Examines the plight of `squatters' in Brooklyn, NY as they try to claim buildings
abandoned by the city and to transform them into habitable dwellings.
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BOMBING L.A.Children & Young Adult Urban Studies Sociology Criminal & Law American Studies
This video on the subculture of graffiti features interviews with numerous graffiti
'artists,' follows them on "bombing" expeditions, attends a national graffiti art
conference, and records encounters between graffiti writers and adults angry about
defacement of private and public property.
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DELIVERED VACANTUrban Studies Sociology Architecture American Studies Directed by Women
Filmmaker Nora Jacobson spent eight years documenting Hoboken's
battles over gentrification, from boom in the '80s to bust in the '90s. This epic,
dramatially engrossing documentary features a real-life cast of long-time residents, newly
arrived Yuppies, tenants' organizers, real estate developers, street people, immigrants
from around the world, and local politicians.
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PASSIN' IT ON: 25 YEARS ORGANIZING THE NORTHWEST BRONXUrban Studies Sociology New York City Latino Studies American Studies African-American Studies Directed by Women
During the Sixties and early Seventies, banks, insurance companies, the City of New
York, and many landlords drew a red-line around the Bronx and abandoned its
neighborhoods. More than 12,000 fires burned each year, 300,000 people fled, and in the
South Bronx 40% of the homes were destroyed.
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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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YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFECriminal & Law Sociology Urban Studies Directed by Women
Employing an imaginative mix of song and dance, narrative, documentary, parody, and a
TV game show, this video examines urban crime in America and how the atmosphere of
pervasive fear that envelops our cities encourages racial antagonism.
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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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HOLY TERRORWomen's Studies Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Criminal & Law American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the political activism of the religious New Right, focusing on their anti-abortion
efforts. Combining interviews with scenes filmed at anti-abortion conventions and
demonstrations, the video provides a revealing, inside look at the movement and its
philosophy as expressed by its leaders as well as its rank and file activists.
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STAND UP FOR CHOICE: ESCORTSWomen's Studies Sociology Political Science Criminal & Law American Studies
This remarkable, three-part video series thrusts viewers into the front lines of the
struggle over abortion rights between members of Operation Rescue, pro-choice
demonstrators, clinic staff and patients.
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CLOSING DOOR, THESociology Political Science Criminal & Law American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Examines U.S. immigration policy, its history as well as the current crisis, and shows how
public opinion, human rights and political issues have historically influenced policy
decisions.
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SANCTUARY: A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCEAmerican Studies Criminal & Law Religion & Spirituality Sociology
Examines the Sanctuary Movement, a modern-day underground railroad in which
American citizens, supported by churches, synagogues and other organizations, transport
political refugees from Central America to places of refuge in the U.S.
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FOLLOW THE DIRT ROADAmerican Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Examines the situation of communes-small, voluntary social communities isolated from
general society which share a common ideology and social purpose-in the U.S.
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MY DINNER WITH ABBIEAmerican Studies Political Science Sociology Directed by Women
Completed shortly after his April 1989 suicide, this provocative and comic NYC deli
encounter between Sixties radical-emeritus Abbie Hoffman (on the eve of his 50th
birthday) and actress/filmmaker Nancy Cohen shows the self-proclaimed "Jewish
Road Warrior" at his feisty, outspoken and humorous best. He comments on politics and
youth in the '60s, '70s and '80s, men and women, food and sex, life underground and in
prison, fleeting fame, midlife crises and death.
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RALPH NADER: UP CLOSE (30MIN)Sociology Political Science Environmental Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A biographical profile of America's leading consumer advocate and author who has been
responsible for the passage of dozens of major environmental, consumer and safety re-
forms.
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RALPH NADER: UP CLOSE (49 MIN)Sociology Political Science Environmental Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A biographical profile of America's leading consumer advocate and author who has been
responsible for the passage of dozens of major environmental, consumer and safety re-
forms.
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RALPH NADER: UP CLOSE (72MIN)Sociology Political Science Environmental Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A biographical profile of America's leading consumer advocate and author who has been
responsible for the passage of dozens of major environmental, consumer and safety
reforms.
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