Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard: Strange Beliefs
Edward Evans-Pritchard was the first trained anthropologist to do work in Africa, where he lived among the Azande and studied their belief in witchcraft. Later, he worked with the Nuer tribe in the Sudan. His work on wit..
Sisters of the Screen: African Women in the Cinema
Exploring the extraordinary contributions of women filmmakers from Africa and the diaspora, Beti Ellerson’s engaging debut intersperses interviews with such acclaimed women directors as Safi Faye, Sarah Maldoror, Anne ..
Slim Hopes
Jean Kilbourne's popular video Slim Hopes offers a comprehensive analysis of advertising's depiction of bodies and food, and the devastating effect these images can have on girl's and women's health. Using numerous ads,..
Some American Feminists
Some American Feminists explores one of the most significant social histories of this century-the second wave of the women's movement-and is a fascinating flashback on the women's liberation agenda in the light of 1990s ..
Step by step: building a feminist movement
Proving beyond a doubt that feminism began well before the 1960s, and that its players were not just the white middle class, this inspiring tape follows the lives of eight Midwestern women, six of whom became founders of..
Strange Fruit
A examination of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. Reviews the historical events, contexts and incidents of racial hatred that the song's title represents, and then the subsequent performances..
Strange Fruit (DVD Extra Content)
About this video: This title contains the DVD additional/extra content made available for users. A examination of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. Reviews the historical events, contexts and ..