World History
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THE BIG HAmerican History American Studies World History Labor Studies
This video is a film-noir spoof, private eye Clio Malarkey investigates the central role played by working Americans in U.S. history and the hazards of misinterpreting the past.
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DEAD END KIDS: A STORY OF NUCLEAR POWERPerforming Arts World History Peace & Conflict Directed by Women
A wacky, free-wheeling satire which examines key moments in the history of nuclear
power, from the flowering of medieval alchemy in the 16th century, to the development
of the atomic bomb, Hiroshima and its aftermath, and the cultural and political fallout of
the Cold War '50s.
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THE HAPPINESS OF STILL LIFEWorld History Europe Art History Short Films Directed by Women
After the Napoleonic wars and the revolutionary fervor of the late 18th century,
Europeans were eager to retreat from the tumultuous arena of history to the uneventful
calm of private life.
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MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: THE NOVELIST WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENTWorld History Spanish Language Political Science Literature Latin-American Studies
Profiles the life and work of one of the world's greatest contemporary novelists, who in
1990 campaigned unsuccessfully for the Presidency of Peru.
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JOHN MCCRAE'S WAR: IN FLANDERS FIELDSWorld History Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Literature Health
This biographical video tells the story of John McCrae, a Canadian army physician in WWI. Shaken by the experience of having to pick up for burial the body parts of a best friend, the victim of a direct hit from a German shell, McCrae later wrote "In Flanders Fields," one of the most famous anti-war poems of all time, while looking out over the grave.
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