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Culture & Politics in Media

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10 Days of Terror

10 days of terror is a BBC documentary about the IRA bombing in 1987. A bomb exploded without warning in the Fermanagh town of Enniskillen. The device was timed to detonate during the annual Poppy Day ceremony, at which the Ulster Defence Regiment would be on parade. An emotionally potent day…

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A Burning Question - Propaganda & the Denial of Climate Change

This fascinating and clarifying look at the debate surrounding global warming explores the striking disconnect between the relatively clear-cut concerns of the world's most prominent scientists and the maze of speculation, rhetorical posturing, and outright misinformation that attaches to this issue whenever it's taken up by politicians, PR specialists,…

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Adult Entertainment: Disrobing An American Idol

A fresh social and political look at the $57 billion-a-year Adult Entertainment Industry and its affects on 3 subjects who agree to view porn 1 hour a day for 30 days.

Shady strip club owners, angry strippers, crass porn stars, top-of-their-game experts and 3 unknowing subjects hammer out an uncomfortable…

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Advertising & the End of the World

Advertising & the End of the World features an illustrated presentation by Sut Jhally of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the producer and writer of the award-winning Dreamworlds II.

Focusing directly on the world of commercial images, he asks some basic questions about the cultural messages emanating from…

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American Cannibal

 

 

American Cannibal takes the reality television craze to it's logical and disturbing conclusion as Dave Roberts and…

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American Fervour

American Fervour is part of a series of BBC documentaries, American Future - A History by Simon Schama

In American Fervour, Simon Schama explores the ways in which faith has shaped American political life. His starting point is a remarkable fact about the coming election: for the first…

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American Future - A History by Simon Schama

To coincide with the US elections of 2008 comes American Future - A History by Simon Schama, a refreshing antidote to the whir of sensationalist spin and scandal, measuring up to the seriousness of the moment without diluting the excitement of campaign politics.

 

After 9/11, after…

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American Plenty

American Plenty is part of a series of BBC documentaries, American Future - A History by Simon Schama.

In American Plenty, Simon Schama explores how American optimism about the infinite possibilities of its land and resources is in danger of coming to a grinding halt. Nowhere is this more evident…

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American War

American War is part of the BBC documentary series, American Future - A History by Simon Schama.

In American War, Simon Schama reveals how different is the American attitude to war from what outsiders assume it to be. "The world has got in the habit of thinking of…

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Animania

Japanese anime is the biggest thing to come out of the East since Godzilla. It's featured on clothing, food, television, video games and for some, has become a way of life.

With the introduction of such popular anime series as Pokemon and Sailor Moon, some anime fans have taken their…

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Behind the Screens: Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial

Hollywood movies are rapidly becoming vehicles for the ulterior marketing and advertising motives of studios and their owners, rather than entertainment in their own right.

Behind the Screens explores this trend toward "hypercommercialism" through phenomena such as product placement, tie-ins, merchandising and cross-promotions. It combines multiple examples taken directly from…

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Beyond Good & Evil: Children, Media & Violent Times

The belief that good triumphs over evil resonates deeply in our psyche through religious, cultural, and political discourses. It is also a common theme in the entertainment media where the struggle between good and evil is frequently resolved through violence. The potential negative impact of media violence on children has…

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