UM-LSA Theme Semester
Winter 2013: Understanding Race
Popular & historical films & documentary titles about race, racism, the history of
oppression of various ethnicities, the understanding of various ethnicities, white
privilege & oppression, racial reconciliation & social justice & activism in
relationship to race
Amistad 30337-D
American History X 31319-D
Arab American Stories (13-part series by Detroit Public TV) No
(The) Asianization of America No
Barber of Birmingham No
(The) Believer 45653-D
Beyond the Bricks No
Bilal’s Stand 55347-D
(A) City on Fire 45926-D
(A) Class Divided: Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes 38797-D
(The) Color of Fear 49384-D
Crash 40703-D
Crossing Over No
Death By Hanging No
Do the Right Thing 47677-D
(The) Education of Auma Obama No
Ethnic Notions 38783-D
Eyes on the Prize 43946-D
(The) Great Debaters 47913-D
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? 32568-D
Higher Learning 38309-D
In My Own Skin: The Complexity of Living as an Arab in America 54538-D
(The) Joy Luck Club 34021-D
Jungle Fever 30401-D
Last Chance for Eden 56677-D
Les Enfants du Blanc (Children of the White Man) No
(The) Language You Cry In: The Story of a Mende Song 41227-D
(The) Loving Story: How an Inter-racial Couple Changed a Nation
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible 43431-D
Mississippi Burning 30301-D
One Survivor Remembers 51364-D
(The) Order of Myths 48166-D
Postville: When Cultures Collide 56607-D
Prom Night in Mississippi 51159-D
Race: The Power of an Illusion 37174-D
Racism 101 10418-D
(A) Raisin in the Sun 29892-D
Rosewood 52133-D
School Ties 24823-H VHS tape
Schindler’s List 37-21-D
Shenandoah No
Slavery by Another Name (PBS special) 56661-D
(A)Time to Kill 35927-D
To Kill A Mockingbird 30303-D
Traces of the Trade 47872-D
(The)Untold Story of New Orleans 46550-D
Unnatural Causes 47173-D
Zebrahead 34434-D
We Shall Remain 50456-D
Who Owns the Past? No
When the Levees Broke 43456-D
Updated: 07.31.12 ShariLynn Robinson-Lynk, Co-chair
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Slaying the dragon 55646-D
Describes racial and gender stereotyping of Asian women in U.S. motion pictures as
well as other filmic media, with "Reloaded" updating the original documentary by
noting the effects of globalization and a changing population within the past 25 years.
Includes interviews with actresses and other Asian American women who describe
their experiences of such stereotyping.
"Having to think 54845-D
Presented as part of campus-wide 2011 MLK Day activities. Before becoming a fulltime entertainer, Dr. Bertice Berry was a popular kent State teacher who effectively
used humor to frame serious topics such as racism and sexism.women, and African
American literature." She shares insights on her latest novel Push, a unique selfportrait of a black teenage girl, and the role of women in literacy and African American
literature.
Pinky 53068-D
A light-skinned Black woman (Jeanne Crain) who's been passing for white at a
northern nursing school returns to the South, where she's asked to care for an ailing
white woman (Ethel Barrymore), who wants nothing to do with her. Pinky must
negotiate tricky racial politics in life and love.
Not just a game 54159-D
We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix. In this
documentary, Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation magazine, takes viewers on a
tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture -- showing how
sports have helped both to stabilize and to disrupt the political status quo throughout
history. Explores how American sports, at their worst, have reinforced repressive
political ideas and institutions by glamorizing things like militarism, racism, sexism,
and homophobia, as well as looking at a history of rebel athletes who dared to fight for
social justice beyond the field of play.
Push, literacy, women, and African American literature 50985-D
Presented as part of campus-wide 2010 MLK Day activities. Sapphire presents a
program "Push, literacy, women, and African American literature." She shares insights
on her latest novel Push, a unique self-portrait of a black teenage girl, and the role of
women in literacy and African American literature.
Herskovits at the heart of blackness 48487-D
This documentary traces the career of Melville J. Herskovits, the pioneering American
anthropologist of African Studies and controversial intellectual who established the
first African Studies Center at an American university and authored, The Myth of the
Negro Past. Rarely seen archival footage, provocative animation, and unique photo
montage re-enactments propel the story and interviews from leading scholars of race
and culture forward.
Left behind 56617-D
Follows three high school seniors through the 2004-2005 school year in the worst
public school system in America. The film reveals the violence, poverty, racism, and
political corruption that challenge students at every turn.
Antonia Pantoja 54409-D
"In this important documentary, Pantoja's compelling story is told through neverbefore-seen home movies, archival footage, and personal passionate testimony from
Pantoja herself and some of her countless protégés, as well as her life partner.
Highlighting major landmarks in Pantoja's biography and long, productive career, the
film shows her profound commitment to transforming society, her pivotal role in the
Puerto Rican community's fight to combat racism and discrimination, and her
pioneering work in securing a bilingual voice in the US"--www.wmm.com.
Don't take diversity so seriously 49416-D
Presented as part of campus-wide 2009 MLK Day activities. Larry Wilmore shares his
unique perspective on news, trends, pop culture, current events, politics, diversity,
sports, entertainment, and his life.
White dog 47594-D
A German shepherd is adopted by an actress who learns that the dog has been trained
to attack only African Americans. Now it's up to an animal trainer to try to change the
dog.
Trouble the water 48333-D
|a "This astonishing powerful documentary takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a
way never seen on screen. Incorporating remarable home footage shot by Kimberly
Rivers Robers-an aspiring rap artist trapped with her husband in the 9th warddirectors/producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal weave this insider's view of Katrina with
a devastating protrait of the hurricane's aftermath. Trouble the Water takes audiences
on a journey that is by turns heart-stopping, infuriating, inspiring and empowering. It's
not only about the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, but about the underlying issues that
remained when the flood waters receded-failing public schools, record high levels of
incarceration, poverty, structural racism and lack of government accountability"
Without walls 54530-D
I want your sex is a television documentary that looks at Western representations of
black men and women in painting, photography and film. The work explores the use of
myths and stereotypes that have arisen from colonialism, racism and sexual fantasy by
western artists and the impact resulting the images have had on the persons depicted.
Racial stereotypes in the media 46300-D
This program examines the relationship between mass media and social constructions
of race from political and economic persepctives while looking at the effects media can
have on audiences--Publisher's description.
Muslims in love 54389-D
"Americans interested in marrying generally go out on dates and move from
relationship to relationship until they find the right fit. But how do Americans of the
Muslim faith find mates when their culture prohibits dating? This lively film shows us
devout American Muslim young people pursuing love and marriage, searching for
alternatives to arranged marriages common to traditional Muslim culture. Mohammad
and Ferdaus moved from emails and phone calls to family involvement, and then on to
the signing of the Nikah, an Islamic marriage contract. Zahra, a law student whose
parents are from India, will consisder dating only those men who can handle the
ambitious career goals she describes online. She leaves her quest for Mr. Right to
"fate." Jameelah, an African-American Muslim, called off her engagement when she
came up against racism, discovering her future in-laws' prejudiced attitudes toward
African Americans. African Americans make up 40% of the Muslim population in
America but many Muslim parents who are immigrants from abroad object to their
children marrying African-American Muslims. When Michelle converted to Islam, she
became involved with Muslim matrimonial websites and third party matchmakers. She
now believes the best solution is to find a Muslim adoptive family who can guide her
through the maze of Muslim courtship in America"
The colour of money 50563-D
Reaching back across the centuries, this program sheds light on historical attitudes
toward human differences. It assesses the significance of biblical narratives, including
the "curse of Ham", in the evolution of European concepts of race, and goes on to
examine the basis of institutionalized racism - entwined with fervent capitalism - on
which the transatlantic slave trade operated. The destruction of America's indigenous
civilizations and the dehumanization and exploitation of Africans are studied alongside
the writings of Enlightenment philosophers and historians. Includes commentary by
Dr. Orlando Patterson, Dr. Barnor Hesse, and Professor James Walvin.
Still Black 53861-D
A documentary that explores the lives of six Black transgender men living in the United
States through the intimate stories of their lives as artists, students, husbands, fathers,
lawyers, and teachers.
Tim Wise: on white privilege 47994-D
"In this spellbinding lecture, Tim Wise ... offers a unique, inside-out view of race and
racism in America. Expertly overcoming the defensiveness that often surrounds these
issues, Wise provides a non-confrontational explanation of white privilege and the
damage it does not only to people of color, but to white people as well. This is an
invaluable classroom resource: an ideal introduction to the social construction of racial
identities, and a critical new tool for exploring the often invoked - but seldom
explained - concept of white privilege."
Fatal impact 50564-D
During the 19th century, racial categorization took on a pseudoscientific stance. This
program shows how the academic racism of the period helped to spread imperialist
policies across the globe. Sifting through the "science" of eugenics and its link to social
Darwinism, the film juxtaposes racial hygiene theories with racial warfare in Tasmania,
Victorian apathy in famine-wracked India, and horrific German colonization tactics in
Namibia. Commentary by David Dabydeen, Dr. Maria Misra, and Professor Catherine
Hall.
Racing California 49549-D
Racing California examines how post-Proposition 13 changes in the state's
demographics has triggered a conservative backlash of policies and electoral
propositions targeting the new majority-- residents of color. The film also briefly
explores policy changes that would better serve the state's new majority: in 2007, 56%
are people of color.
Tongues untied 48155-D
|a In an experimental amalgam of rap music, street poetry, documentary film, and
dance, a gay African-American man expresses what it is like to be gay and black in the
United States.
Coffee coloured children 50698-D
A dramatized look at the physical and psychological stress produced by racial
prejudice on the children of interracial marriage -- in this case the three children of a
white mother and an absent black father living in England.