Filmographies: Filmographies by Title

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New Acquisitions

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A

• Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations (including Political Campaign Advertising) (4/09)
• Africa, Area Studies (5/09)
• African American History, Culture & Current Issues (2/09)
• African Cinema (06/18)
• American Elections and Political Campaigns (8/08)
• American History - The Great Depression (8/13)
• American History - Slavery and Reconstruction (8/13)
• American Indians (3/11)
• American Political Movies (1/17)
• Animism (6/18)
• Animation and Cartoons, Film Studies Genres (4/09)
• Anthropology - New Acquisitions (5/24 - 7/15)
• Anthropology, Physical (7/07)
• Arabic Language Motion Pictures (5/09)
• Archaeology (10/09)
• Architecture, Art and Design - Essential Viewing (10/13)
• Area Studies: Africa (5/09)
• Area Studies: Central America and the Caribbean (7/07)
• Area Studies: East Asia (China, Mongolia and the Korean Peninsula) (9/09)
• Area Studies: Egypt (5/09)
• Area Studies: India and its neighbors (1/17)
• Area Studies - Iran (9/13)
• Area Studies: Iraq (1/08)
• Area Studies: Israel and Palestine (11/12)
• Area Studies: Japan (9/13)
• Area Studies: Mexico (9/09)
• Area Studies: South America (7/07)
• Area Studies: South Asia (1/17)
• Area Studies: Southeast Asia and Oceania (4/11)
• Area Studies: The Middle East and Central Asia (5/09)
• Area Studies: Washington, D.C. (1/17)
• Argentina, National Cinema (9/13)
• Art, Architecture, and Design - Essential Viewing (10/13)
• Arts Management (6/11)
• Australia, National Cinema (8/18)
• Authors - Biographies, interviews and readings (7/12)
• Avant-Garde, Experimental, Video Art, and Surrealism (4/08)

  B

• Ballet (6/18) see also Dance
• Belief Systems - Animism (6/18)
• Biographical Programs About Notable Women (7/07)
• Biology (4/11)
• Biology - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender (6/08)
• Body Image/Self Perception/Self Image (2/08)
• Bolivia, Feature Films (6/18)
• Brazil, National Cinema (6/11)
• Buddhism (4/11)

  C

• Campaign Advertising (4/09)
• Canada, National Cinema (11/12)
• Caribbean and Central America, Area Studies (7/07)
• Cartoons and Animation, Film Studies Genre (4/09)
• Censorship (11/15)
• Central Africa, Area Studies (5/09)
• Central America and the Caribbean, Area Studies (7/07)
• Central Asia and the Middle East, Area Studies (5/09)
• Chile, Feature Films (6/18)
• China, National Cinema (9/09)
• Christianity (10/13)
• Cinema of Latin America (11/09)
• Civil War and Reconstruction (6/12)
• Comedy, Film Studies Genres (9/12)
• Communications - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Confucianism (4/11)
• Cuba, National Cinema (9/13)
• Cultural and Social History, Iraq (1/08)

  D

• Dance (4/11) see also Ballet
• Dance and Music - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Denmark, National Cinema (6/11)
• Death Penalty, Prisons, Sentencing, and Rehabilitation (6/12)
• Desert Storm (1/08)
• Design, Art, and Architecture - Essential Viewing (10/13)
• Digital Media and Culture (4/13)
• Digital Media and Youth (4/13)
• Directors, Women (9/14)
• Dissident Media (4/13)
• Documentaries, 500 Essential (11/17)

  E

• East Africa, Area Studies (5/09)
• East Asia, Area Studies (9/09)
• Eastern Philosophies and Religions (4/11)
• Education (3/11)
• Education - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Egypt, Area Studies (5/09)
• Egypt, National Cinema (6/18)
• Elections and Political Campaigns (American) (8/08)
• Environmental/Wildlife Film Production (4/13)
• Environmental Studies (6/14)
• Environmental Studies Addendum - New Titles 2013-2018 (10/18)
• Evolution (6/12)
  see also Human Evolution (10/13)
• Experimental, Avant-Garde, Video Art and Surrealism (4/08)

  F

• Family Friendly Movies (6/12)
  
• Female Directors (9/14)
• Film Noir (11/15)
• Film Studies: African Cinema (06/18)
• Film Studies Genre: American Political Movies (1/17)
• Film Studies Genre: Animation and Cartoons (4/09)
• Film Studies Genre: Comedy (9/12)
• Film Studies Genrs: 500 Essential Documentaries (11/17)
• Film Studies Genre: Experimental, Avant-Garde, Video Art, and Surrealism (4/08)
• Film Studies Genre: Film Noir (11/15)
• Film Studies Genre: Horror (6/11)
• Film Studies Genre: Musicals (1/17)
• Film Studies Genre: Neo-Noir (11/15)
• Film Studies Genre: Shorts (6/08)
• Film Studies Genre: Silent and Early Sound (3/08)
• Film Studies Genre: War Movies (6/11)
• Film Studies Genre: Westerns (4/11)
• Film Studies: Hollywood moviemaking (1/13)
• Film Studies: see also individual National Cinemas
• Films on Filmmaking and Filmmakers (3/11)
• Food, The Politics and Culture of (6/11)
• French Language Cinema (6/12)

  G

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (6/1/08)
• GLBTA Feature Films (6/1/13)
• GLBTA New Acquisitions - purchased 2009 to 2017 including feature films (1/18)
• Germany, National Cinema (12/9/09)
• Government and Corporate Misbehavior, corruption, scandals, cover-ups, racism, and other illegal acts (6/1/02)
• Government - New Acquisitions - 2014 to 2015 (7/15)
• Graphic Novel Adaptations (7/1/11)
• Great Depression, American History (8/1/13)

  H

• Hate in America (9/17)
• Health and Fitness (4/15/11)
• Health - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Hinduism (6/18)
• History of the United States (11/15/09)
• History - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Hollywood: The history and business of Hollywood moviemaking (1/20/13)
• Horror, Film Studies Genres (6/13/11)
• How News Media Shaped U.S. History (4/15/13)
• Human Evolution (10/1/13)

  I

• India and its neighbors (1/17)
• India, National Cinema (12/15)
• Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (3/22/11)
• International Organizations (5/14)
• Iran, Area Studies (9/1/13)
• Iran, National Cinema (8/1/13)
• Iraq (1/1/08)
• Iraq War, 2003 Invasion / Occupation of Iraq (1/1/08)
• Islam (6/30/12)
• Israel, National Cinema (1/1/14)
• Israel / Palestine (11/20/2012)

  J

• Jainism (4/5/11)
• Japan: Essential and Recent Documentaries (8/1/13)
• Japan, National Cinema (9/1/13)
• Jewish Studies (11/1/11)
• Jewish Studies - Feature Films (11/1/11)
• Journalism see The News Media is the Story (8/14)
• Justice/Law - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)

  K

• Korea, National Cinema (8/1/08)

  L

• Language/Foreign Studies - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Latin American Cinema (11/15/09)
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (6/1/08)
• Literature - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)

  M

• Maoism (6/18)
• Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations (including Political Campaign Advertising) (4/15/09)
• Martin Scorsese’s Portraits of America: Democracy on Film (4/18)
• Mass Media see The News Media is the Story (8/14)
• Mathematics (6/30/11)
• Mexico, Area Studies (9/10/09)
• Mexico, National Cinema (6/1/11)
• Middle East and Central Asia, Area Studies (5/15/09)
• Music and Dance - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Music - Rock n Roll and its offspring (11/12), see also World Music (3/22/11)
• Musicals (Film Studies Genres) (1/17)

  N

• National Cinema of Argentina (9/1/13)
• National Cinema of Australia (8/18)
  
• National Cinema of Brazil (6/9/11)
• National Cinema of Canada (11/15/12)
• National Cinema of China (9/10/09)
• National Cinema of Cuba (9/1/13)
• National Cinema of Denmark (6/1/11)
• National Cinema of Egypt (6/18)
• National Cinema of France see French Language Cinema (6/20/12)
• National Cinema of Germany (12/9/09)
• National Cinema of India (12/15)
• National Cinema of Iran (8/1/13)
• National Cinema of Israel (1/1/14)
• National Cinema of Japan (9/10/13)
• National Cinema of Korea (8/1/08)
• National Cinema of Mexico (6/1/11)
• National Cinema of Romania (9/1/13)
• National Cinema of Russia (9/1/12)
• National Cinema of Scotland (6/18)
• National Cinema of Spain see Spanish Language Cinema (6/11/12)
• National Cinema of Sweden (6/1/11)
• National Cinemas of Africa (06/18)
• Native Americans (3/22/11)
• Neo-Film Noir, Film Genre (11/15)
• New Acquisitions - new items added to the collection
• News Media is the Story, The history, ethics, business, and practice of journalism (8/14)
• Northern Africa, Area Studies (5/15/09)

  O

• Oceania, Area Studies (4/5/11)
• Opera (5/1/11)

  P

• Pacific Islands see Oceania, Area Studies (4/5/11)
• Paganism (6/18)
• Palestine / Israel (11/20/2012)
• Performing Arts: Ballet (6/18)
• Performing Arts: Dance (4/13/11)
• Performing Arts: Theatre (7/15/09)
• Philosophy (5/1/08)
• Photography (6/15/12)
• Physical Anthropology (7/1/07)
• Physics - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Poets and Poetry (6/30/12)
• Political Campaigns and Elections (American) (8/1/08)
• Political Communications (4/15/13)
• Politics and Culture of Food (6/1/11)
• Popular Music (including Blues, Jazz, Rock, etc.) (3/30/11), see also World Music (3/22/11)
• Prisons, Sentencing, Rehabilitation, and Death Penalty (6/15/12)
• Producing Environmental/Wildlife Films (4/15/13)
• Propaganda (4/15/13)
• Protestant Reformation, 1517-1648 (5/1/17)
• Psychology (8/1/13)
• Psychology - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Public Relations (4/15/13)
• Public Relations - Advertising, and Marketing (including Political Campaign Advertising) (4/15/09)
• Public Speaking and Speeches (4/15/13)

  R

• Reconstruction Era and the Civil War (6/12)
• Reformation, The Protestant (5/17)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Animism (6/18)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Buddhism (4/11)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Christianity (10/13)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Hinduism (6/18)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Islam (6/12)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Maoism (6/18)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Paganism (6/18)
• Religion and Belief Systems: The Protestant Reformation, 1517-1648 (5/17)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Satanism (6/18)
• Religion and Belief Systems: Taoism (6/18)
• Rock n Roll and its offspring (11/12)
• Romania, National Cinema (9/1/13)
• Russia, National Cinema (9/1/12)

  S

• SIS - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Satanism (6/18)
• Martin Scorsese’s Portraits of America: Democracy on Film (4/18)
• Scotland, National Cinema (6/1/8)
• Self Image / Body Image / Self Perception (2/1/08)
• Self Perception / Body Image / Self Image (2/1/08)
• Serbia, Feature Films (6/18)
• Shakespeare, William (4/15/11)
• Shintoism (4/5/11)
• Shorts, Film Studies Genre (6/1/08)
• Sikhism (4/5/11)
• Silent and Early Sound Cinema, Film Studies Genres (3/1/08)
• Slavery and Reconstruction, American History (8/1/13)
• Slavic Feature Films (10/1/05)
• Sociology - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• South America, Area Studies (7/1/07)
• South Asia, Area Studies (4/5/11)
• Southeast Asia and Oceania, Area Studies (4/5/11)
• Southern Africa, Area Studies (5/15/09)
• Spanish Language Cinema (6/11/12)
• Speeches and Public Speaking (4/15/13)
• Sports (6/11/11)
• Stereotyping and Cultural Representation in the Media and Popular Culture (11/2015)
• Surrealism, Experimental, Avant-Garde, and Video Art (4/1/08)
• Sweden, National Cinema (6/1/11)

  T

• Taoism (6/18)
• Television Shows (4/15/2016)
• Theatre, Performing Arts (7/15/09)
• Transgender, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual (6/1/08)

  U

  V

• Venezuela, Feature Films (6/18)
• Video Art, Experimental, Avant-Garde, and Surrealism (4/1/08)
• Vietnam War (7/1/07)
• Visual Literacy (4/15/13)

  W

• War and the Media (5/16/11)
• War Movies, Film Studies Genre (6/7/11)
• Washington, D.C. (1/17)
• West Africa, Area Studies (5/15/09)
• Westerns, Film Studies Genre (4/15/11)
• William Shakespeare (4/11/11)
• Women and Islam (6/30/12)
• Women, Biographical Programs (7/1/07)
• Women Directors (9/14)
• Women's Studies (11/1/09)
• Women's Studies - New Acquisitions (5/14 - 7/15)
• Workplace Issues (7/1/07)
• World Music (3/22/11)

  X

  Y

• Youth and Digital Media (4/15/13)

  Z

• Zoroastrianism (6/18)