Videos on the Social Sciences

Dreams deferred the Sakia Gunn film project c2008

Charles Bennett Brack, Eamonn Simone Films, and Newsreel (Firm)

A documentary on  the events surrounding the death of Sakia Gunn, a 15-year old African American lesbian who was fatally stabbed in gay hate crime in Newark, New Jersey. The film includes the court hearing, arguments presented by both sides regarding the victim and the accused, and the sentencing. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

MEDIA DANA 10-1760 434

 

Excuse my gangsta ways c2008

Corinne E Manabat and Newsreel (Firm)

"We all go through transitions in life, whether it's a career change, or moving, but for Davina Wan, hers has been very extreme - from the gang life to a "normal" life. Excuse My Gangsta Ways is a visual poetic documentary portrait on Davina Wan, a Chinese American woman, who was a former gang member from the 1990s Lower East Side. With interviews from her grandmother and godfather, we will take a look at the person she was and the person she has become, where fate and inspiration endure"--Third World Newsreel website. 1 videodisc (15 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2540

 

Hip-hop beyond beats and rhymes c2006

Byron Hurt, God Bless the Child Productions, Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Media Education Foundation

Examines the representation of manhood in hip-hop culture and explores the related issues of race, gender violence and corporate explotation of hip-hop. 1 videodisc (61 min.)

MEDIA 10-700

 

Hummingbird c2004

Holly Mosher and Hollywoodnt Productions, LLC

"In Recife, Brazil, two unconventional non-profit organizations work with at-risk children, teens, and women to try to break the cycle of violence that often can lead them to a life on the street." -- Container. 1 videodisc (48 min.)

MEDIA 10-484

 

The impact of violence on children 2004

Karen Heisler, Gus Gnorski, Golden Dome Productions, University of Notre Dame, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Looks at the sources of violence that affect children in their everyday lives at school, at home, and on the streets. 1 videodisc (28 min.)

MEDIA 10-267

 

Juvenile justice c2005

Barbara Margolis, Joan I Greco, Mark Ganguzza, Columbia University, Institute for Child and Family Policy, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

How does America's juvenile justice system work? In what ways has it failed? And what would it take to improve it so that it routinely operates in the best interests of offenders, their victims, and society as a whole? These are not simple questions, as this Fred Friendly Seminar points out--and they become all the more complex when moderator Charles Ogletree, of Harvard Law School, casts 13 experts as figures in a hypothetical scenario involving two families, four teens, and a sequence of violent crimes culminating in a murder. By incrementally raising the stakes, Ogletree moderates a passionate discussion that addresses different conceptions of justice, the balance between rehabilitation of a minor and the safety of the public, the need to strengthen the home environment, availability of social services, and matters of race and socioeconomic status. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1638

 

Me facing life Cyntoia's story 2010

This story takes a hard look at some of the complex social issues concerning a 16-year-old girl who is serving a life sentence for murder. Cyntoia Brown found herself in a series of bad situations that led to her killing a man. The filmmaker spent nearly six years exploring her life and familial relationships in order to answer a very basic question ... why? This documentary pushes aside assumptions about what we think about violence and takes a glance into a startling social mirror that reveals a strong connection between violence in her maternal line and a predestined childhood filled with bad decisions. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-4165

 

Paradise lost the child murders at Robin Hood Hills 2005

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Home Box Office (Firm), Hand-To-Mouth Productions, Docurama (Firm), and New Video Group

Damien Echols is a teen who dresses in all black and listens to heavy metal. He and his two friends are accused of the murder of three little boys, and are instantly condemned by a retribution-hungry public. Now they try to defend themselves against a dubious lack of proof. 1 videodisc (152 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3463

 

Scarred justice the Orangeburg Massacre 1968 c2009

Bestor Cram, Judy Richardson, Charles Scott, John DeLancey, John Kusiak, P. Andrew Willis, Northern Light Productions, Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and California Newsreel (Firm)

"Everyone remembers the four white students slain at Kent State University in 1970, but most have never heard of the three black students killed in Orangeburg, South Carolina two years earlier ... When police and student demonstrators clashed at a segregated bowling alley, South Carolina officials called in the State Police and National Guard. More than 500 law enforcement officers were soon on the scene and tanks had cordoned off the black schools of South Carolina State College and Clafin University. Suddenly gunshots rang out. When the smoke cleared, three black students lay dead, twenty-eight more were wounded, mostly in the back and side. Though officers claimed self-defense, the FBI found no evidence of any students shooting from State's campus. Interviews with survivors of the Massacre, as well as journalists, the governor and a patrolman who had fired at the students reconstruct the horror of that night. Although the Justice Department charged nine officers with abuse of power, all were acquitted by a South Carolina jury. Forty years later no one has been held accountable"--Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-1901

 

La vida loca 2009

Documents the Central American gangsters known as 'the Maras' who have modeled themselves after the youth gangs in Los Angeles. When the director of this movie went back to El Salvador to film the sequel, he was murdered by the same gang. 1 videodisc (94 min.)

MEDIA 10-5370

 

Wrestling with manhood boys, bullying and battering 2002

Sut Jhally, Jackson Katz, and Vince McMahon

Drawing the connection between professional wrestling and the construction of contemporary masculinity, Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz show how so-called 'entertainment' is related to homophobia, sexual assault and relationship violence. They further argue that to not engage with wrestling in a serious manner allows cynical promoters of violence and sexism an uncontested role in the process by which boys become "men.". 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-202

 

Beyond blame challenging violence in the media 1995

"An educational program to challenge and change violence on TV and in the media by showing you how to: reduce exposure of young people to TV and media violence; change the impact of violent images that are seen; empower parents and children to find alternatives to violent entertainment; [and] identify the links between violence on the screen and in the street."--Container. 1 videocassette (ca. 33 min.)

DANA

Crime and human nature 1987

Richard J Herrnstein

Are criminality and antisocial aggressive behavior due to nature or nurture?  Can adult criminal behavior be predicted in the antisocial behavior of children, weak attachment to family and fatalism about the future?  Experts address these questions. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5122

 

Dreams deferred the Sakia Gunn film project c2008

Charles Bennett Brack, Eamonn Simone Films, and Newsreel (Firm)

A documentary on  the events surrounding the death of Sakia Gunn, a 15-year old African American lesbian who was fatally stabbed in gay hate crime in Newark, New Jersey. The film includes the court hearing, arguments presented by both sides regarding the victim and the accused, and the sentencing. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

MEDIA DANA 10-1760 434

 

Drugs youth gangs 198-?

John Vogt and James Q Wilson

Some law enforcement officials say gangs are establishing satellite drug distribution systems in other cities, assasinating members of other drug dealing gangs, and permeating neighborhoods with drug selling bazaars.  Looks at Los Angeles, home of the Crips and the Bloods and looks at efforts to reduce crime and drug dealing by big-city youth gangs.  Guests on this segment are Steve Valdivia, Executive Director, Community Youth Gang Services, Los Angeles; Lorne Kramer, Commander, Los Angeles Police Dept.; and Malcolm Klein, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-1154

 

Families and crime 1986

If parents are criminal, it is likely that their children will be antisocial and exhibit criminal behavior.  Discusses teaching parenting skills and programs where delinquents are placed in foster homes where they learn discipline. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-394

 

First person shooter 2002

Robin Benger, Christopher Sumpton, Cogent/Benger Productions, CTV Television Network, and Filmakers Library, inc

Takes a definitive look at the world of video games, and the serious questions raised about violence, addiction and the spawning of new forms of aggression among boys and young men. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-6403

 

Game over gender, race & violence in video games 2000

Nina B Huntemann, Erica Scharrer, Andrea Haviston, Michael Morgan, Eugene F Provenzo, and David Grossman

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

 

Guns & mothers c2003

Thom Powers, Meema Spadola, John Walter, Tracy Thorne, Sugar Pictures (Firm), Courtroom Television Network, and First Run/Icarus Films

The film follows the stories of two different mothers who have opposing views on gun control as each advocates for her cause over the course of a year. One mother belongs to The Million Moms; the other to the Second Amendment Sisters. Issues are explored from different perspectives. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-7766

 

Hip-hop beyond beats and rhymes c2006

Byron Hurt, God Bless the Child Productions, Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Media Education Foundation

Examines the representation of manhood in hip-hop culture and explores the related issues of race, gender violence and corporate explotation of hip-hop. 1 videodisc (61 min.)

MEDIA 10-700

 

Hummingbird c2004

Holly Mosher and Hollywoodnt Productions, LLC

"In Recife, Brazil, two unconventional non-profit organizations work with at-risk children, teens, and women to try to break the cycle of violence that often can lead them to a life on the street." -- Container. 1 videodisc (48 min.)

MEDIA 10-484

 

If the mango tree could speak 1993

Patricia Goudvis and  William Turnley

A documentary about children and war in Guatemala and El Salvador. Features interviews in which children recount their experiences with war and violence. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-3894

 

The impact of violence on children 2004

Karen Heisler, Gus Gnorski, Golden Dome Productions, University of Notre Dame, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Looks at the sources of violence that affect children in their everyday lives at school, at home, and on the streets. 1 videodisc (28 min.)

MEDIA 10-267

 

Juvenile justice c2005

Barbara Margolis, Joan I Greco, Mark Ganguzza, Columbia University, Institute for Child and Family Policy, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

How does America's juvenile justice system work? In what ways has it failed? And what would it take to improve it so that it routinely operates in the best interests of offenders, their victims, and society as a whole? These are not simple questions, as this Fred Friendly Seminar points out--and they become all the more complex when moderator Charles Ogletree, of Harvard Law School, casts 13 experts as figures in a hypothetical scenario involving two families, four teens, and a sequence of violent crimes culminating in a murder. By incrementally raising the stakes, Ogletree moderates a passionate discussion that addresses different conceptions of justice, the balance between rehabilitation of a minor and the safety of the public, the need to strengthen the home environment, availability of social services, and matters of race and socioeconomic status. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1638

 

Kids in the crossfire violence in America 1993

Roger Goodman, Peter Jennings, Janet Reno, and Chuck Norris

Peter Jennings moderates this live special from Elliott Junior High School in Washington, D.C., in which a cross-section of adolescents from urban, suburban and rural environments around the country discuss the reality of living every day with violence and the threat of violence. U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno, joins in the discussion. 1 videocassette (70 min.)

DANA 1163

 

Loving smacks 1999

Victor S Schonfeld and Jack Klaff

Noted psychologists discuss the myths, justifications, and effects of corporal punishment and present alternatives to the use of violence to maintain discipline. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

DANA 1745

 

Scarred justice the Orangeburg Massacre 1968 c2009

Bestor Cram, Judy Richardson, Charles Scott, John DeLancey, John Kusiak, P. Andrew Willis, Northern Light Productions, Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and California Newsreel (Firm)

"Everyone remembers the four white students slain at Kent State University in 1970, but most have never heard of the three black students killed in Orangeburg, South Carolina two years earlier ... When police and student demonstrators clashed at a segregated bowling alley, South Carolina officials called in the State Police and National Guard. More than 500 law enforcement officers were soon on the scene and tanks had cordoned off the black schools of South Carolina State College and Clafin University. Suddenly gunshots rang out. When the smoke cleared, three black students lay dead, twenty-eight more were wounded, mostly in the back and side. Though officers claimed self-defense, the FBI found no evidence of any students shooting from State's campus. Interviews with survivors of the Massacre, as well as journalists, the governor and a patrolman who had fired at the students reconstruct the horror of that night. Although the Justice Department charged nine officers with abuse of power, all were acquitted by a South Carolina jury. Forty years later no one has been held accountable"--Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

MEDIA 10-1901

 

Sex, murder, and video games c2003

David Allen Walsh, Monica Walsh, Douglas A Gentile, Seraphim Communications, and National Institute on Media and the Family

This video explores the dark and disturbing side of video and computer games. 1 videocassette (16 min., 30 sec.)

MEDIA 2-6552

 

Understanding teenage violence 2000

Thomas F Soare, Nancy Rabuck Wilson, and Seth Conway

Video discusses factors leading to teenage violence, learning to deal with anger and knowing how to channel it in possitive ways. 1 videocassette (19 min.)

MEDIA 2-6228

 

Violence an American tradition 1996, 1995

Julian Bond, Edward Asner, Robby Benson, Jill Clayburgh, Peter W Kunhardt, and Philip B Kunhardt

"From the punishment of defenseless Native Americans by Christopher Columbus 500 years ago, to the domestic and racially motivated assaults that run rampant today. American history is permeated by acts of violence. Using archival photos and footage, as well as the words of both historial figures and current experts in sociology, medicine and history, this program explores the recurring patterns of violence that have emerged in our society as as result of insurrection, anger, prejudice, and ignorance. "--Container. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3433

 

The Violence factor 1984

Mary Megee, Nicholas Stein, and Edwin Newman

Host Edwin Newman explores the impact of television violence on viewers, especially on young children, through interviews with actors, network executives, media analysts, mental health researchers, children, and interested adults. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-2345

 

Violence in the media c2001

Mike Wallace, Larry Sheehan, CBS News Productions, Arts and Entertainment Network, History Channel (Television network), and New Video Group

Poses the question: does violence on television and in the movies beget more violence or do the media merely hold up a mirror to a country awash in violence? 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-6871

 

Where's the love? 1994

A video produced by youth about the tragedy of violence. It explores the root causes of violence, as well as possible alternatives and solutions. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-3805

 

Wrestling with manhood boys, bullying and battering 2002

Sut Jhally, Jackson Katz, and Vince McMahon

Drawing the connection between professional wrestling and the construction of contemporary masculinity, Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz show how so-called 'entertainment' is related to homophobia, sexual assault and relationship violence. They further argue that to not engage with wrestling in a serious manner allows cynical promoters of violence and sexism an uncontested role in the process by which boys become "men.". 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-202

 

Youth violence failing our children 1997

Daniel G Lind

"The arrest rate for juveniles committing violent crimes has nearly tripled since 1965.  This program on the continual rise in youth violence proposes everything from genetics to handgun availability as the cause behind one of the most dangerous epidemics in America."--Container. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-5330