Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu April 2005

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Media Collections:
Discrimination and Stereotypes

This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

African-American cultures in the U.S.A 1993

The follow-up to Part one discusses African history and religion, images of the African American in the media, academic performance and stereotypes perpetuated in schools.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

DANA 225

Aging 1988

Examines what happens to the brain and mind during the aging process, questioning some long-held stereotypes about the elderly.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-764

America in Black and White 1999

Focuses on racial profiling in law enforcement, investigating the issue from the victim's point of view as well as through the eyes of the police.

1 videocassette (44 min.) :

DANA XX(1810543.1)

America in black & white: Prom night 2004

"Breaking with the tacit practice of separate, student-sponsored proms, teens at a racially diverse high school in Georgia recently tried having only one dance, for all students. One year later they scrapped the idea. Is this a black-and-white case of racism, or is it somehow greater than that? In this ABC News program, anchor Chris Bury and correspondent Jim Wooten give a balanced report on attitudes toward race in Taylor County as they play out in the halls of learning. How do parallel proms, class presidents, and cheerleading squads reconcile with an otherwise multiracial student body and consolidated, title-winning sports teams?"--Container.

1 videodisc (22 min.)

MEDIA 10-285

American gypsy a stranger in everybody's land 1999

America is home to one million Gypsies, or Rom, whose rich culture has long been mysterious to outsiders. A flamboyant Romani leader -- defying widely held stereotypes and his own people's code of secrecy -- invites the viewer into this world when it comes under threat. He leads us through the history of his people through civil rights courts, Las Vegas casinos and beyond.

1 videocassette (80 min.) :

DANA 1439

Among the non-believers 1993

Over 40 percent of the world's Muslims live as minorities, but is it possible to live a true Muslim life outside of the Islamic world? This program asks whether Muslims suffer particular discrimination or difficulties compared to other minorities. And does life in a secular society compromise their faith?

1 videcassette (50 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-1390 2-2255

And still I rise 1993

Prominent black women comment on the history and experiences of the Black slave woman in white European society. Film uses images from popular culture to reveal the way media misrepresented Black women's sexuality which in turn impacted on the real lives of Black women. Includes interviews with Caron Wheeler (singer), Buchi Emecheta (novelist), Stella Dadzie (writer) along with many others.

1 videocassette (30 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1955

The angry eye with Jane Elliott 2002

Documentary on Jane Elliott's blue-eyed/brown-eyed exercise in discrimination involving college students forced to experience racist treatment minorites have received for years.

1 videocassette (ca. 36 min.)

MEDIA 2-6549

Antonia: a portrait of the woman Motion picture 1974

Presents a portrait of Antonia Brico, who in the 1930's established an international reputation as an accomplished orchestra conductor. Points out the adversities she faced throughout her career because of sex discrimination.

58 min. sd. color. 16 mm

MEDIA. MEDIA 4-208 reel 1 4-209 reel 2

The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1994

Presents the story of the long life of Miss Jane Pittman, who began her life as a slave in the South and who marched for her civil rights in the 20th century at the age of 110.

1 videocassette (106 min.) :

DANA 1033

Back to Jasper a town meeting on racism and bias crime 2003

Ted Koppel moderates a town meeting with the citizens of Jasper scrutinizing the issues and attitudes surrounding the death of James Byrd Jr.

1 videocassette (ca. 87 min.) :

DANA 1886

The Ballad of Little Jo 1994

A woman discovers that the Wild West is no place for a lady-- unless she's disguised as a man.

1 videocassette (124 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2640

Ballot measure 9 1995

In 1992, Oregon and Colorado became testing grounds for ballot initiatives to amend the states' constitutions. Colorado's Amendment 2 and Oregon's Measure 9 would prohibit and revoke laws which protect homosexuals from discrimination. The Oregon referendum, sponsored by the Oregon Citizens' Alliance, further mandated that all government agencies and schools recognize homosexuality as "abnormal, wrong, unnatural and perverse," and that no government property or monies could be used to "facilitate" homosexuality. This is the story of what happened in Oregon, with a focus on the grass-roots campaign to kill the measure.

1 videocassette (72 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2542 2-3283

Beyond black and white affirmative action in America 2000

All sides in the affirmative action debate say that they believe in the Constitutional right to equality regarding race, creed and sex, but they bring very different interpretations to what that means. A distinguished panel of experts discuss this issue.

1 videocassette (58 min.) :

MEDIA DANA 2-5715 1878

Black is-- black ain't a personal journey through black identity 1995

American culture has stereotyped black Americans for centuries. Equally devastating, the late Marlon Riggs argued, have been the definitions of "blackness" African Americans impose upon one another which contain and reduce the black experience. In this film, Riggs meets a cross-section of African Americans grappling with the paradox of numerous, often contradictory definitions of blackness.

1 videocassette (88 min.) :

ALEXANDER. DANA. MEDIA 424 424 2-2903

The Black press soldiers without swords 1998

"Too long have others spoken for us". A History of African-American newspapers and journalism from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. With commentary by historians, newspaper cartoonists, journalists, and photojournalists, tells of the struggles against censorship, discrimination and for freedom of the press.

1 videocassette (86 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3705

Black, white and angry 1996

Excerpts of various NBC News programs about race relations in America. Discusses black/white relations at work and in the community; the question of separate worlds; the role government plays in racial issues; and what the future holds for the already delicate relationship between blacks and whites in America.

1 videocassette (77 min.)

MEDIA 2-6551

Blocking and sampling ; Samples and surveys 1989

Program 13 includes further principles of design: two or more factors and blocking. Includes an introduction to sample surveys indicating the danger of bias and random sampling. Program 14 provides more elaborate sample designs: stratified and multistage designs. Includes the practical difficulties of sampling human populations as well as the idea of a sampling distribution.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1523

The bloods of 'Nam 1986

Black Vietnam veterans talk candidly about the discrimination and prejudice they faced from fellow soldiers and about their war experiences and coming home.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 353

The Breeding of impotence perspectives on the crisis in our communities and schools 1993

Examines the causes and consequences of the culture of failure that is endemic among children of poverty and children of color in the United States. The effects of the tendency for some children and groups of children to be held in lesser regard is traced through one educational system, particularly with regard to special education.

1 videocassette (55 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2427

Campus rape 1990

The 20-minute documentary-style film, hosted by L.A. Law stars Susan Dey and Corbin Bernsen, examines campus rape and its impact through interviews with 4 college students who were assaulted on different campuses. Two of the students were attacked by strangers ; the other two were assaulted by acquaintances. The film also includes interviews with college students who discuss their attitudes about rape, sex-role stereotypes and communication between men and women. In addition, the film presents many effective techniques for preventing both stranger and acquaintance rape.

1 videocassette (21 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1319

Can you see the color gray? 1996

Discusses the idea of prejudice as a learned behavior. Also examines language and how it affects perceptions and behavior in regard to race. Children from differing age groups are interviewed to see how early prejudices begin, and how they may be prevented.

1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) :

DANA 686

CBS News special report: Remedy for riot 2002

In this news program from 1968, Harry Reasoner reports on the findings and recommendations of President Johnson's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. The commission's report offered an analysis of the causes of riots at that time and concluded that unless sweeping changes were made, the nation was moving towards two separate societies, black and white, separate but unequal. By interviewing business, political, religious and community leaders in Detroit, one of the cities hit hardest by turmoil, the program assesses possible courses of action in four major areas: jobs, housing, schools and welfare.

1 videocassette (58 min.) :

DANA XX(1810886.1)

The celluloid closet 1996

Assembles footage from over 120 films showing the changing face of cinema homosexuality from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Many actors, writers and commentators provide anecdotes regarding the history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen, taking into account public attitudes, attitudes within the film industry, and official censorship.

1 videocassette (102 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3924

Chinua Achebe 1989

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe discusses the impact of colonialism on his culture and relates that he began writing in reaction to stereotypes in western literature.

1 videocassette (28 min.) :

DANA. MEDIA 785 2-1362

A Class divided 1986

Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC News television documentary entitled: The eye of the storm. Shows how her experimental curriculum on the evils of discrimination had a lasting effect on the lives of the students.

1 videocassette (57 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1774

The color of fear 1994

Eight North American men of Asian, European, Latino, and African descent describe the pain and anguish that racism has caused in their lives, and the defense mechanisms they use to survive.

1 videocassette (90 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3126

The color of fear 2 walking each other home 1998

Eight North American men of different races continue to talk together about how racism affects them and how their time together has changed their initial anger and racial perspectives.

1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-6521

Dadi's family 1988

Presents an intimate portrait of several generations of women in a village family in India. Tells how they perceive their various roles, enjoy the benefits of family life, and cope with family crises. Attempts to promote international understanding and to break stereotypes of women.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

DANA. MEDIA 947 2-969

Dear Lisa 1990

Thirteen women describe incidents from their lives revealing their socialization as women and the roles society expects women to play. This film is a comprehensive and multicultural look at women's hopes and dreams and the realities of being female in the 1990's.

1 videocassette (46 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3400

Deborah Tannen in-depth 2000

Status & connection -- Rapport talk vs. report talk -- Biology vs. culture : the nature/nuture question -- Cross-cultural analysis -- Gender, power, & conversational analysis -- Linguistic & psychological approaches -- Methodology -- Conversational analysis & stereotypes"...sit down with Deborah Tannen as she goes In-Depth, addressing key issues, implications, and criticisms about He said, she said, including: The nature/nuture question: are conversational styles born or made? Is gender the most important factor affecting conversational interaction? Are these patterns cross-cultural? What about power and dominance? How are linguistic and psychological approaches different?"--Container.

1 videocassette (25 min.) :

DANA 1435

A different image 1982

Presents a portait of a beautiful young African American woman attempting to escape becoming a sex object and to discover her true heritage. Through a sensitive and humorous story about her relationship with a man, the film makes provocative connections between racism and sexual stereotyping.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5396

Don't be a TV television victim 1992

Who owns and controls the media?--The news--Advertising--Gender stereotypes -- Media violence -- Things you can do!Helps viewers think more deeply about the violence, sensationalism, gender stereotypes, and racial prejudices that are all too familiar on TV.

1 videocassette (18 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1956

The double shift 1997

Documentary sketching international look at question of equality for women in area of work: opportunity, pay, career and family, value placed on traditional activities, exploitation, self-employed women, househusbands.

1 videocassette (47 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2183

Ducktators 1998

A unique look at the use of cartoons during World War II which proved to be an excellent way to deliver propagandistic ideas in a seemingly innocuous manner. The film blends documentary war footage with animated material and music from the period to reveal insights about the psyche of the public at that time. Also includes interviews with Sody and Bob Clampett, the wife and son of animator Bob Clampett, and animator Chuck Jones.

1 videocassette (46 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3410

Evening the odds is title IX working? 1999

In 1972, Title IX was established, a civil rights act that prohibits gender discrimination at any school that receives federal funds. In this program, Elisabeth Brackett, of WTTW in Chicago, goes to Indiana University -- alma mater of Olympic diving medalists Lesley Bush and Cynthia Potter - to investigate higher education's Title IX track record in the area of sports. The IU administration is working diligently to meet Title IX conditions by creating new athletics programs and spreading out scholarship dollars more evenly between male and female athletes. But a USA Today survey found that only seven Division 1 schools have met the Title IX standards for gender equity. IU does not expect to be in compliance until 2004, and the National Women's Law Center, which has filed complaints against a number of other schools for discriminating against female athletes in scholarship funding, is doing its best to speed up the process.

1 videocassette (12 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5092

Exploring society Race and ethnicity [videorecording] 2002

Discusses the meanings of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination and how these attitudes affect people in various ethnic groups.

1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5960

Flag wars 2003

"Flag Wars" is a poignant account of the politics and pain of gentrification. Working-class black residents in Columbus, Ohio fight to hold on to their homes. Realtors and gay home-buyers see fixer-uppers. The clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own.

1 videocassettes (ca. 90 min.)

MEDIA 2-6495

For us, the living the story of Medgar Evers 1995

Medgar Evers, field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi from 1954-1963, worked to help black people politically by encouraging them to register to vote. A sniper shot and killed him on June 12, 1963.

1 videocassette (88 min.) :

DANA 1173

Forbidden love the unashamed stories of lesbian lives 1992

Recounts the experiences of Canadian lesbian women in the 1950's and 1960's who sought romance in gay beer parlours and bars. Their stories are interwoven with a fictional love story and set against the tabloids and pulp novels of the time and illustrate the stereotypes and intolerance they faced.

1 videocassette (86 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2387

Game over gender, race & violence in video games 2000

This educational documentary addresses the fastest growing segment of the media, video games, through engaging questions of gender, race and violence. What are the messages of video games? Why are the majority of game players male? Are video games desensitizing children to violence? How is race represented? Are interactive video games different from television? What images of masculinity and power are offered? What images of women exist in the video game world?

1 videocassette (41 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5197

Gender differences in depression a marital therapy approach 1996

How gender stereotypes affect depression and marital conflict. Shows case study of a marital relationship in therapy sessions.

1 videocassette (44 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3364

Gene blues dilemmas of DNA testing 1997

As geneticists unlock the DNA code, genetic engineering increasingly holds promise for alleviating human suffering, but what are the risks? This program looks at some problem areas: loss of privacy unless access to personal genetic information is protected; discrimination in employment and insurance based on genetic tests; and loss of respect for people with disabilities as the public comes to view inherited conditions as "avoidable" and some call for restricting reproductive rights.

1 videocassette (31 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5212

Generations of resistance 1979

Uses archival photographs, newsreel footage, and interviews to chronicle the quest by Black South Africans for economic viability and individual freedom.

1 videocassette (52 min. 21 sec.) :

DANA 361

Half the people, 1970 1999

"Inspired by the successes of the Civil Rights Movement, women began to challenge discrimination on the basis of gender. The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 to support full equality for women in America. In the boardroom and other bastions of male power, women pressed their demands with growing success."--Container.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

DANA. MEDIA MEDIA 1620 2-5635 2-4201a

Hallelujah 1993

An all-Black cast film which depicts the life of a rural southern Black family written according to racist stereotypes prevalent at the time. Themes show illiterate Black plantation life, singing, dancing and gambling, religious beliefs and procedures, including a special baptism sequence, jealousy, greed, pride, and the relationships between men and women in a "sinful environment," including pre-marital sex, illegitimate children, etc.

1 videocassette (90 min.) :

JAZZ. MEDIA 391 2-5938

Handgun nation an epidemic of violence 1999

Handgun Nation, a newly revised version of the popular Guns R Us, illustrates how handgun violence has become a broad public health crisis, rather than simply a crime issue. Using updated statistics and new information, the video looks at the social impact of this violence, particularly held stereotypes and misconceptions about handgun violence, it also seeks to de-glamorize handguns by depicting them as dangerous consumer products, no more, no less.

1 videocassette (29 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5400

Hate and the Internet web sites and the issue of free speech 1999

"What is the price of free speech? Protected by their first Amendment rights and the Internet's cultural philosophy of 'post it all and let the readers decide', American hate groups are having a field day on the World Wide Web, creating virtual communities of intolerance. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel investigates the proliferation of hate online with Don Black, founder of the white nationalist Web site Storm Front, and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney who has represented the New York times and ABC News."--Container.

1 videocassette (22 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5038

How biased are you? 2001

Explores the history and practice of racism. Uses hidden cameras to show the different experiences of black and white persons in the same situations and examines the Implicit Association Test, a bias-sensitivity test. Also looks at prejudice in children of various ages.

1 videocassette (45 min.) :

DANA 1882

I have a problem, Madam 1995

A fascinating glimpse into a society where women are only now beginning to be heard in a traditionally male culture. Run by female lawyers, FIDA-Uganda has set up several legal aid centers for women in domestic trouble. With the help of a weekly radio show, the centers fill daily with women waiting to tell their stories. FIDA lawyers attempt to reconcile the women and their men in face to face meetings, even if it means traveling to isolated villages. The attitudes of both men and women are beginning to change, but this slow process sometimes leads to conflicts between offical and traditional law.

1 videocassette (59 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3837

In a dark time 1991

This episode looks at the effects of the Vietnam War on America and the increasing polarization of its supporters and opponents. It also examines the mounting racial tensions that sparked riots in cities nationwide, and the elements of fear, disenchantment and frustration that were evident across the country. Finally, it leads viewers to the violent year of 1968 as political protest began to fuse with social ferment.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1238

In my country an international perspective on gender 1993

pt. 1. Daily life -- pt. 2. Social issuesRespondents from thirteen different countries offer a personal perspective on life in their cultures with regard to gender.

2 videocassettes (85 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-6081 cassette 1 2-6082 cassette 2

Introduction to the end of an argument Muqaddimah Li-Nihayat Jidal 1990

Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news.

1 videocassette (41 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3078

Larry v. Lockney 2002

Documentary film explores the case of Larry Tannahill and his struggle as the only parent against the Lockney, Texas school board's mandatory drug testing policy. Examines all sides of the issue in this landmark case "that pitted one man against his friends and neighbors.".

1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-6380

Lives together, worlds apart men and women in a time of change 2000

Documentary film which chronicles the innovative campaigns and courageous individuals who work tirelessly to combat discrimination against women.

1 videocassette (57 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5094

Man oh man growing up male in America 1987

Using interviews with men, family films, and a pastiche of sounds and images, documents what it is like to grow up as a male in America today. Looks at what shapes a boy into a man and the roles and stereotypes men have to deal with in today's society.

1 videocassette (18 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3416

The man who drove with Mandela 1999

"In the early Sixties, Nelson Mandela traveled incognito across South Africa, organizing armed rebellion against the apartheid regime....[H]e was dressed as the chauffeur for an elegant, impeccably dressed white man. That man was Cecil Williams -- a leading Johannesburg theater director, a committed freedom fighter...and a gay man....The Man Who Drove with Mandela blends dramatized accounts of key incidents in Williams' life with archival footage, home movies, and contemporary interviews"--Container.

1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5373

Material witness race, identity and the politics of gangsta rap 1995

Living with difference -- The denial of race -- Race and language -- Black essentialism as defense -- American hybridity -- Complexity of black identity -- An American mix: DuBois & the classics -- Hip-hop culture as material witness to urban neglect -- Representin' the afflicted's story -- Gangsta rap and the market -- The burden of the race artist -- A limited choice: purity or stereotype -- A wrong response: the elders react -- Towards a politics of anti-essentialismDyson talks about the important issues of essentialism and notions of identity within the context of race, and discusses hip hop culture and the conflicts around gangsta rap.

1 videocassette (42 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2628

Mental illness unraveling the myths? 1990?

Examines the ways that bias against the mentally ill is reinforced by society and the media. Panelists include Joanne Verbanic, founder of Schitzophrenics Anonymous ; Dr. Otto Wahl, associate professor of psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA ; Alexander D. Brooks, professor of law at Rutgers Law School, Newark ; Phyllis Vine, research consultant for the alliance of the mentally ill, New York, and author of Families in pain : children, siblings, spouses, and parents of the mentally ill speak out ; and Patricia Deegan, director of the Northeast Independent Living Program, MA.

1 videocassette (58 min.) :

MEDIA 2-947

Mickey Mouse monopoly 2002

Disney's media dominance -- Disney's gender representations -- Disney's race representations -- Disney's commercialization of children's cultureCommentary by Henry A. Giroux, Alvin Poussaint, Justin Lewis, Gail Dines, Diane Levin, Carolyn Newberger, Elizabeth Hadley, Jacqueline Maloney, Jack Shaheen, Deirdre Almeida, Marisa Peralta. Takes a close and critical look at the animated films produced by the Disney Company and the cultural values and assumptions propagated in terms of race, gender and class. Includes contributions from cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, educators and children.

1 videodisc (52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-133

Miles of smiles, years of struggles the untold story of the Black Pullman Porter 1983

Chronicles the organizing of the first black trade union--the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This inspiring story of the Pullman porters provides the most in-depth account on film of African-American working life between the Civil War and World War II.

1 videocassette (59 min., 30 sec.) :

DANA. MEDIA 360 2-927

Misunderstanding China 1972

Describes the history of American attitudes toward China and the Chinese people and shows how misguided attitudes rather than realistic appraisals have affected U.S. relations with China. Illustrates the manner in which new stereotypes could easily replace existing ones.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

MEDIA D-102

Mother Ireland 1989?

Examines the centuries-old imagery which has portrayed Ireland as a woman and discusses the social function of these stereotypes of Irish womanhood and their relationship to the nationalist struggle and Irish women today.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

MEDIA 2-834

No way out 1997

When a young African-American doctor operates on two white brothers brought in for gunshot wounds, it sets off a chain of violent confrontations between a vicious psychopath, his gang and the black community.

1 videocassette (106 min.) :

DANA MEDIA 1356 2-6200

Nothing but a man 1994

Duff, a railroad section hand is forced to confront prejudice and self-denial when he falls in love with Josie, an educated preacher's daughter.

1 videocassette (92 min.)

MEDIA 2-6426

Organizing America a history of trade unions in the U.S 1994

Broadly tracing American labor history, this program incorporates interviews, personal accounts, and archival footage to provide a fresh perspective on the history of labor issues including health and safety conditions, the minimum wage, discrimination, job security and strikes. It presents the struggle of American labor against the backdrop of major events that shaped American society as a whole: world wars, the industrial revolution, immigration, unemployment, class conflict, child labor, women in the workplace, civil rights and the emergence of high technology.

1 videocassette (40 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3804

Peace, propaganda & the promised land [videorecording] : news bias & the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Examines ways in which American perceptions are powerfully shaped by frequently biased reporting and how we can learn to read the news to see its function in a new way.

1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in

TSB XX(1743792.1)

The Persistence of racism 1994

This especially adapted Phil Donahue program presents stories of discrimination against black people that whites will find shocking: the evidence of a successful African American attorney who concealed his profession to apply for a job as a waiter in a white country club and information from a civil rights activist about the rise of white supremacy movements in the U.S. today.

1 videocassette (28 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5527

Philadelphia 1994

Powerful story of two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination.

1 videocassette (ca. 125 min.) ;

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2732 2-3957

Physical/mental ability issues 2001

Focusing on people with disabilities, this video addresses the high rate of discrimination faced by people with disabilities and explores some of the false assumptions and prejudices that fuel this discrimination.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

DANA 1625

Picturing the genders 2002

A documentary that looks at women as artists, as subjects of paintings by both male and female artists, and the roles of and discrimination against women artists historically.

1 videocassette (31 min.) :

MEDIA 2-6076

Pink triangles a study of prejudice against lesbians and gay men 1982

Takes a look at the nature of discrimination against lesbians and gay men and challenges some of society's attitudes toward homosexuality. Also examines historical and contemporary patterns of racial, religious, political, and sexual persecution.

1 videocassette (34 min.) :

MEDIA MEDIA 2-1656 4-490

A Place of rage 1991

Prominent black women comment upon experiences of Afro-American women, upon racial discrimination and its effects upon the American culture and make suggestions which they hope will improve the future. Includes historical footage of civil rights movement in the 1960's.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2570

Playing unfair the media image of the female athlete 2002

Taking the field: the impact of Title IX -- Out of uniform: the media backlash against female athletes -- Playing along: empowerment or expolitation? -- The glass closet: homophobia in sport and sports media -- Fair play: women athletes in actionIt has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women's sport lags far behind men's, and focuses on female athletes femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field.

1 videodisc (30 min.) :

MEDIA 10-195

Qéros the shape of survival 1979

Life and hardships of the Andean nomads called the Qéros. Film describes their means of subsistence, their rituals and beliefs, and the pattern of discrimination they have undergone.

2 film reels (50 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 4-430 reel 1 4-431 reel 2

A question of race 2001

Pt. 1. A question of race -- pt. 2. How biased are you?In part 1, become a part of the debate questioning whether race is an accurate biological identification or a subcategory made up by humans to seperate us. In part 2, racial prejudice, or bias, is easily recognized in its extreme forms, but it infilitrates everyday life in subtle ways also. Discover just how common bias is as a hidden camera follows real-life adults as they interact with people of different races.

2 videocassettes (77 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-5939 cassette 1 2-5940 cassette 2

The Quran and the American dream 2000

In the U.S., Islam is prospering as never before - but some Americans are beginning to fear the burgeoning power of that group, currently 8 million strong. This program traces the rapid expansion of Islam in New York City, where it sustains and brings hope to Muslim citizens, recent Muslim immigrants, and converts drawn primarily from the downtrodden sectors of society. The program also features the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which strives to root out legal injustices and dispel prejudicial stereotypes.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5537

Race and ethnicity 1991

Discusses the meanings of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination and how these attitudes affect people in various ethnic groups.

1 videocassette (30 min.) :

DANA 833

Race portraits in black & white 1987

Deals with racism at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Five different students are interviewed: a black separatist, a white male who believe's he's a victim of reverse discrimination, a black woman with mostly white friends, a white man with a black girlfriend who has mostly black friends, and a woman who's the product of an interacial marriage.

1 videocassette (28 min.) :

MEDIA 2-318

Race the power of an illusion 2003

Episode 1. The difference between us / written, produced and directed by Christine Herbes-Sommers (56 min.) -- episode 2. The story we tell / written, produced and directed by Tracy Heather Strain (56 min.) -- episode 3. The house we live in / written, produced and directed by Llewellyn M. Smith (56 min.) Added Title: Difference between usDifferences between us: Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. Story we tell: Episode two questions the belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to the European conquest of the Americas. House we live in: Episode three focuses on how our institutions shape and create race.

3 videocassettes :

DANA. DANA. DANA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 1894 cassette 1 1894 cassette 2 1894 cassette 3 2-6241 cassette 1 2-6242 cassette 2 2-6243 cassette 3

Racial profiling and law enforcement 2000

Focuses on racial profiling in law enforcement, investigating the issue from the victim's point of view as well as through the eyes of the police.

1 videocassette (44 min.) :

DANA 1881

Racism on campus 1991

Examines the issue of racism and other forms of discrimination on college campuses across the United States. Includes interviews with students and administration along with footage from Rutgers University.

1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1698

Radcliffe blues A Radcliffe student discusses her radicalization, both on campus in the early stages of the SDS movement, and during antipoverty work, speaking also of racism in America and the crippled condition of women.

1 videocassette (23 min.) :

MEDIA D-92

Radio, racism and foreign policy 1978

A documentary presentation on the relationship between American public opinion and foreign policy during the 1920s. Includes coverage of the imposition of strict immigration quotas and a period of racism and ethnic discrimination as the United States tries to isolate herself after World War I, and of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928.

1 videocassette (25 min.) :

MEDIA 2-4129

Remedy for riot 2002

In this news program from 1968, Harry Reasoner reports on the findings and recommendations of President Johnson's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.

1 videocassette (58 min.) :

DANA 1867

Representation & the media 1997

Hall, a renown public speaker and teacher, lectures on the central ideas of cultural studies--that reality is not experienced directly, but through the lens of culture, through the way that human beings represent and tell stories about the world in which they live. Using visual examples, Hall shows how the media--and especially the visual media--have become the key players in the process of modern story telling.

1 videocassette (55 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2925

Resolved, the death penalty is a good thing 1994

Issues debated include: Is the death penalty a deterrent to crime? How often are innocent people executed by mistake? Is execution cruel and unusual punishment, as forbidden by the Constitution? Is the death penalty as it is actually carried out racially discriminatory? Is it uncivilized? Or is it a necessary and proper moral component of a civilized society?

1 videocassette (90 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2639

Responses to discriminatory behavior 197

Presents discriminatory situations encountered by women in higher education and three possible resolution techniques (avoidance of confrontation, situation-oriented confrontation, and issue-oriented confrontation).

1 filmstrip (42 fr.) :

MEDIA 111

The return of Sarah Bartman 2003

Chronicles the return of the remains of Sara Baartman, a Black woman who had been exhibited as a freak in early nineteenth-century Europe.

1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-6540

Rigoberta Menchú broken silence 1993

Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchú, speaks about her efforts to unite indigenous people, attain rights, fight discrimination, and integrate the Guatemalan parliament with indigenous and non-indigenous people.

1 videocassette (25 min.) :

DANA 547

Rites 1991

This program explores the custom of female circumcision which has been commonplace throughout history and is still practiced in many cultures. It discusses the efforts of women throughout the world to stop the practice.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

MEDIA 2-2591

Rosewood 1997

In 1923 Rosewood, a black town in Florida, was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people.

1 videocassette (ca. 142 min.) :

DANA 1852

Seniority and discrimination 1973

Dramatizes the grievance of a Black employee who claims he should have received a posted job not only because he has sufficient ability but also because of past discrimination.

1 film reel (26 min.) :

SMLR SHELVED BY TITLE

Seven days in Bensonhurst 1990

Yusuf Hawkins was murdered on an August evening in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Frontline goes beyond the tragedy of a young man's death to examine how a racial event can be used by blacks and whites, politicians and the media as a vehicle for their own special interests. This program chronicles a series of explosive events which reveal the nature of New York's racial tensions.

1 videocassette (59 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-830 2-1208

Sexual harassment on the job 1987

Phil Donahue discusses sexual harassment in the work place with guests, Karen Sauvigne and Susan Meyer. Members of the audience present examples of such harassment.

1 videocassette (28 min.) :

MEDIA 2-453

Sexual stereotypes in media superman and the bride 2004

This program explores the history of sexual stereotypes as presented in the media. Film clips, television advertisements and sitcoms, and so-called documentaries from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s show men as domineering masters, and women as their doting subordinates. As a classroom teaching tool, the program encourages discussions regarding the media's continuing role in reinforcing sexual stereotypes, as well as the ongoing sexual biases that nurture them.

1 videodisc (35 min.)

MEDIA 10-256

Shackled women abuses of a patriarchal world 1999

This program assess second- and third-world abuses of women's rights by the male establishment and examines how female collaboration sometimes contributes to their perpetuation. Focuses on topics such as dowry deaths, female circumcision, the Islamic zina law, the rigors of hijab, and child prostitution. Some content may be objectionable.

1 videocassette (41 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5102

Silence & complicity violence against women in Peruvian public health facilities 1998

Documents testimonies of women who were mistreated and sexually abused while seeking care in Peruvian health facilities.

1 videocassette (22 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5706

Skin deep 1995

A diverse group of college students reveal their honest feelings and attitudes about race and racism. Students are interviewed alone, and then discuss the issues in a group setting.

1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-6509

Son of border crisis 1990

1. Son of border crisis -- 2. El post-mojado -- 3. The Mexican fly -- 4. Dear Californian -- 5. Employer sanctions -- 6. The year of the yellow spider -- 7. The year of the HispanicA performance art monolog which examines linguistic and cultural stereotypes.

1 videocassette (17 min.) :

MEDIA 2-6215

Stale roles and tight buns images of men in advertising 1988

Critiques the image of the male figure as found in advertising. Uses negative stereotypes of men to argue for a well rounded view of issues involving male socialization.

1 videocassette (29 min.) :

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-1794 2-5962

The stolen eye 2002

Jane Elliott performs her famous blue-eyed/brown-eyed experiment on a group of white and Aborigine adults in Australia.

1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-6550

Stranger with a camera 2000

During the 1960s, filmmakers came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region's poorest residents. The use of the striking images of poverty raised questions about whether media-makers with otherwise good intentions exploited and perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Appalachia. In 1967 this tension between media and community led Kentuckian Hobart Ison to kill filmmaker Hugh O'Connor. This film revisits this tragedy to explore the reason for the killing.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

DANA. MEDIA 1404 2-6125

Strangers and kin 1984

Attempts to dispel prejudices and misconceptions about Appalachian people and their mountain heritage. Shows Appalachian actors performing draatizations from literature and history and talking about their own relationships to their native hills. Includes excerpts from feature films and a popular TV series to illustrate the misrepresentations and stereotypes about this region. Art prints, archival photos, interviews, and traditional music are used to document the history and pride of the people known as "hillbillys.".

1 videocassette (58 min.) :

DANA 564

The struggle for racial equality : the civil rights movement, 1948-1963 1970

Fifteen years of non-violent protest for desegregation and racial justice from the 1948 political secession of the South to the 1963 March on Washington. Includes statements by Presidents, George Wallace, and Black leaders.

1 cassette, 30 min. :

DOUGLASS 33

Struggles in steel a story of African-American steelworkers 1996

Interviews with more than 70 retired black steelworkers who tell of struggles with the company, the union and white co-workers to break out of the black job ghetto. Film traces a century of black industrial history--the use of blacks as strikebreakers against the all-white union during the 1892 Homestead Strike, the Great Migration of fieldworkers to the North in World War I, the racial divisions between workers during the Great Steel Strike of 1919 and the ultimate success of the CIO organizing drives of the 1930s.

1 videocassette (58 min.) :

MEDIA DANA 2-2994 872

A Tale of "O" on being different 1978

Using animation, explores the consequences of token representation in any group. Looks at what happens to any new and different kind of person in a work group and how the situation can be managed.

1 videocassette (27 min.) :

MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA 2-1948 41 2-2097

Teaching tolerance 1992

An overview of the Southern Poverty Law Center, its memorial and its commitment to the fight against racism, the Klan and other hate groups, and prejudice against African-Americans, poor whites and immigrant groups such as the Vietmanese, not just in the South but in Kentucky, Texas--wherever the fight is needed.

1 videocassette (22 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3604

These girls are missing 199

"... in many African countries, fewer than 20% of girls ever enter a classroom, and across the continent, only one woman in three learns to read." "These girls are missing offers small sets of stories, sharp glimpses into a few intimate relationships layered to mirror the complex reality ..."--Container.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3852

To serve my country, to serve my race 1997

Using interviews and archival footage, the program shows the contribution black women in the military made to World War II and the discrimination they encountered.

1 videocassette (59 min.) :

MEDIA 2-6037

Tom Brokaw reports why can't we live together 1997

1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) :

DANA 1217

True colors 1991

In the 1960s Black Americans were promised that this country would no longer judge an individual solely on the basis of his skin color. In this program, ABC's Prime Time host Diane Sawyer follows two college educated men in their mid-thirties, one Black, one White, as they involve themselves in a variety of everyday situations to test levels of prejudice based on skin colors.

1 videocassette (19 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3199

Understanding race 1999

Examines the history and power of the artificial distinction called "race", viewing it within historical, scientific, and cultural contexts. Topics include the anthropological unity of Homo sapiens; sanctioned discrimination, such as segregation; cultural biases based on racial stereotypes; and the underlying humanity that inextricably links us all.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

DANA MEDIA 1880 2-5944

United States, 1902-1914 tomorrow the world 1989

Examines early filmmaking in the United States. Shows how America's immigrant masses were the earliest audience for films but also the ridiculed and stereotyped subjects of these films. Illustrates how American filmmakers discovered narrative but avoided social content and criticism as the middle class came to dominate the film audience. Includes excerpts from numerous erly films.

1 videocassette (26 min.) :

MEDIA 2-673

Video against AIDS Program 2 1989

Resistance (45 min.) -- Mourning (45 min.) -- Community education (29 min.)Program 2 deals with homophobia and sexual discrimination in the popular media's representation of the disease, a mother's dedication to her son who suffers from AIDS, and how communities can responsibly respond to the AIDS crisis by fighting fear and ignorance through education.

1 videocassette (119 min.) :

MEDIA 2-836

Waiting to go 2001

This program follows a Palestinian doctor working in the PLO-funded Haifa hospital in Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp, Beirut. She earns $200 per month and she is forbidden in any Lebanese hospital. Other refugees with degrees are allowed to pick oranges, but none are allowed to rebuild their houses. Those who can get out do, but all hope to one day return to their villages in Palestine.

1 videocassette (28 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5914

Warnings from a small town 2003

"There's something new about hatred and racism-- its approach. This program exposes the new face of hate through detailed case studies that show how neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups have targeted America's youth via mass media, particularly the internet, so readily available in schools and homes. The grim example of Lancaster, California, demonstrates how "edge" communities--small towns outside cities--can become recruiting grounds for gangs such as the Nazi Low Riders and the scenes of brutal crimes. Interviews with convicted NLR members at Pelican Bay prison drive home another outcome of hate crime"--Container.

1 videodisc (50 min.)

MEDIA 10-254

The way home 1998

Women representing a cross-section of cultures in America share their experiences of oppression through the lens of race. Women are separated into eight ethnic councils (Indigenous, African-American, Arab, Asian, European-American, Jewish, Latina and Multi-Racial).

1 videocassette (92 min.):

MEDIA 2-3873

Who's counting? Marilyn Waring on sex, lies & global economics 1995

A rich biography of ideas in which Marilyn Waring maps out an alternative economic vision while demystifying the language of economics, its elitist stance, and our compliance with political agendas that masquerade as objective economic policy.

1 videocassette (53 min.) :

MEDIA 2-3076

Why can't we live together 2001

Features correspondent Tom Brokaw examining discrimination and discriminatory policies in housing in the United States.

1 videocassette (48 min.) :

DANA 1806

Willie catches on (Motion picture) Follows a young boy from the age of ten through college showing how the seeds of prejudice begin to sprout and show up in unmistakable though polite acts of intolerance. Pictures the boy in a summer job at a fashionable resort hotel, and his attitude toward a Negro colleague.

24 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm

MEDIA 4-73

The Willmar 8 1979

Follows the efforts of eight women bank employees in the small town of Willmar, Minnesota, who go on strike for almost two years to obtain equal rights as women workers.

1 videocassette (55 min.) :

MEDIA MEDIA D-101 6-86

Women in a women's profession : strategies : a brief overview of the Preconference on the Status of Women in Librarianship sponsored by the American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table Task Force on the Status of Women, Douglass College, Rutgers University, July 1974. [Videorecording] 1974

2 reels, ca. 55 min. :

DOUGLASS. DOUGLASS 38 39

Women in the corporation 1978?

Features workshops which provide an opportunity for employees at all levels to meet and work towards changing stereotyped attitudes about women in the corporate world.

1 film reel (26 min.) :

MEDIA 4-518

Working girls 1987

With humour and candor, producer Lizzie Borden recreates a typical day in the life of a middle class brothel in New York City, and lets the viewer share the experience of women paid to guarantee satisfaction as told from a woman's perspective. The film treats prostitutes less as stereotypes and more as people--people with feelings, concerns, goals and dreams--just like anybody else.

1 videocassette (93 min.) :

MEDIA 2-1868

Zinat 1999

Zinat runs a health clinic in southern Iran. When she becomes engaged to Hamed his mother demands that she quit her job.

1 videocassette (88 min.) :

MEDIA 2-5039