We've had 270 viewings since March 2009. On VHS. Hmm, that's not bad, eh? Needs an update, but it certainly holds validity as some of those "notions" just don't go away.
We also have Dreamworlds3 (70), Marlon Riggs "Black Is ..." (45), Stuart Hall "Race" (10), and Tim Wise "Pathology of privilege" (22 since Jan 2011) -- viewings in roughly the same period. "The Blue-eyed" series is another that is used extensively. (155) Sorry, I can't resist: "And that's not all, for an extra $19.95 and PPR we'll add two sets each of Asia, Latino, LGBTGQx29, international adoption politics, and gender. Operators are standing by. If you respond within the next two hours, we'll also include "The Tea Party perspective." [Surcharges may apply] Randal Baier ************************************************************* I'll assume your lack of response is equivalent to tacit approval of this action. -24 ************************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Albrecht" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 3:43:43 PM Subject: [Videolib] Ethnic Notions-esque film? Like many of you, our copy of Ethnic Notions has gotten a lot of use over the years. In fact, I’ve just upgraded to DVD from VHS since it’s still getting used frequently. But here’s a question from a prof who uses it often: since Ethnic Notions is a 1987 production, while it’s great at both providing examples of stereotyping of African-Americans and a historical overview of those stereotypes, it does… well… stop in 1987. Have others of you found something comparable that is more current? We have MEF’s Dreamworlds 3, MEF’s Stuart Hall and Tim Wise offerings, California Newsreel’s Black Is… Black Ain’t, and scores of other titles which deal with race, but they often seem to focus on one particular aspect of culture (music, sport, etc.) or lack the historic overview by focusing on one time period. We’d love to know if there’s something quite similar to Ethnic Notions in speaking * both * to stereotypes/caricatures of African Americans * and * to the historical context. Lawrence, anything in the works from Newsreel itself by way of an update or supplement to Ethnic Notions? Susan Albrecht Susan Albrecht Library Acquisitions Manager Wabash College Lilly Library 765-361-6216 765-361-6295 fax ******************************************************************* "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." -- Neil Peart *******************************************************************
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