Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"This program examines the emotional effects of the establishment or re-establishment- of an independent Ukraine" and the tension between Russian settlers and native Ukrainians after the break up of the Soviet Union.
Publisher
Films Media Group
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
This ABC News program spotlights the work of Doug Owsley, curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, who is a keen interpreter of the silent yet expressive language of bones. Owsley and his biographer, Jeff Benedict, give examples of how he has used bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology to unravel mysteries ranging from identifying an exhumed Civil War cavalryman to determining the true cause of death of Branch...
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Despite the progress of the international women's movement in exposing and correcting human rights abuses against females, in many countries women are still fighting to attain the most basic of civil liberties. This program contextualizes that struggle by comparing women's rights in the U.S. with the status of women in China, Afghanistan, and Kenya. Hopeful signs such as the rising levels of education for girls, female representation in government,...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Using vibrant archival film clips and interviews with women who came of age during the Roaring 20s in Britain, this program chronicles the emergence of the modern woman in the aftermath of World War I. Higher education for women, the entry of women into politics and the professions, women's suffrage, new attitudes toward sexuality, and other topics are addressed within the historical context of the early 1900s"--Container.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Tells about the lives of ordinary Roman citizens and slaves. The lodgings and workshops, bars and baths of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome itself are explored as they follow in the footsteps of an average tradesman and his wife. Topics include hygiene, work, recreation, marriage, slavery, and the inequity between rich and poor.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Echoing the infamous Milgram experiment from the 1960s, this ABC News program sets up a psychological test in which an authority figure urges men and women to inflict pain. Test administrator and social psychologist Dr. Jerry Burger interprets the disturbing findings. The program also analyzes the 1971 Stanford prison experiment as well as the 2004 hoax in which a McDonald's manager and her fianc�e--directed by a caller impersonating a police officer--...
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Examines the excavation of an 18th century slave cemetery in downtown Manhattan. Scholars and leading experts conduct archaeological and forensic analyses of the remains of nearly 400 African Americans slaves who were forced to serve either the Dutch West India Company or English masters. Uses dramatic reenactments, early maps, and documents from slave traders to piece together the history of slavery in the city of New York.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Examines sociolinguistic questions and the dynamic state of American English, a language rich in regional variety, strong in global impact, and steeped in cultural controversy.
Episode 2Follows Robert MacNeil as he travels down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Appalachia, Louisiana Cajun country, and the Tex-Mex border to examine Southern dialects and accents and the influences of French and Spanish on American English. Linguist Walt Wolfram, columnist...
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