Affirmative Action: The History of an Idea
Critics of affirmative action say that it pits Americans against each other and elevates the importance of race, gender, and ethnicity at the expense of hard work and merit. Supporters claim that discrimination remains p..
Afghanistan, Palestine, Somalia: Wars
For 80-year-old Uri, Israel’s 1948 War of Independence has brought nothing but glory. He’s considered a legend in his hometown on the volatile Israel-Lebanon border, and young recruits hang on his every word. By cont..
African Ascetics and Celtic Monks: Christianity in the 5th and 6th Centuries
Part one of this program features the sacking of Rome and introduces Augustine of Hippo and his The City of God, which examines the Church’s uneasy relationship with human frailty and worldliness, as piety became ident..
Afrique, je te plumerai = Africa, I'm going to fleece you
A compelling and sardonic essay on the history of colonialism in Cameroon, and by extension, on the African continent. Focuses on historical as well as contemporary European cultural domination, particularly in the publi..
After Happily Ever After
With half of American marriages ending in divorce, why does 90 percent of the nation still enter into matrimony? Is the Western notion of permanent, monogamous marriage entering a new phase, a more flexible and adaptable..
After the Boom
As the 1970s progressed, the political climate in Latin America became increasingly dark, with no end in sight to the proliferation of brutal dictatorships. This program analyzes the cultural impact of those developments..
Alcohol and the Family: Breaking the Chain
Alcohol is pervasive in our society; its use is accepted and encouraged. Alcoholism, on the other hand, is a disease which must be recognized and treated. This program analyzes the signs of alcoholism and shows how a fam..
All Quiet on the Western Front
Composed of scholarly commentary, film clips, readings, reenactments, and archival materials, this program thoroughly analyzes Erich Maria Remarque’s international best-seller All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque b..
All's well that ends well
Here Shakespeare uses one of his favorite devices - trickery - in a plot relished by Elizabethan playgoers. The new wife of a young count resorts to chicanery to win her husband's respect, a typical ploy of medieval roma..
Analytic Philosophy
A century after its inception, analytic philosophy continues to clarify issues through argumentation, analysis, and logical rigor - and to parse out the phenomenon of language. This program scrutinizes the founding of an..