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Idea of Gender, The (1995 Video)

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 60 min., 1997 sale: US$189.00 (+p&p)

Asks how far gender roles are determined by nature and how much by social and cultural forces. James Sheehan of Stanford University lectures on how the idea of gender has evolved in Europe and America over...

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Gram-Atoms, Formulae and Equations (1967 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min.

An experiment to give an idea of the size of atoms is followed by suggestions for teaching the concept of gram-atoms using a film-loop and other visual aids. The idea of a gram formula is explained and...

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Chomskian Abstract

Director

Cornelia Parker

Subject

Art; Environmental science; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 42 minutes), £9.99

Environmental disaster is something that particularly concerns Cornelia Parker. Parker’s work explores the idea that humankind is subject to unstoppable natural forces, with the idea that the world is now...

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Age of Sentiment (1981 Video)

Director

Michael Steele

Producer

Michael Spiller

Subject

Art; English language and literature; Philosophy

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Uses poems, paintings and drama together with a linking commentary to define ‘sentimentality’. The idea is broken into its component parts to help students of literature, philosophy and art grasp how the...

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100 Years of Polish Cinema (1996 Video)

Director

Pawel Lozinski

Producer

Krzysztof Kieslowski; Ryszard Straszewski; Irena Strzalkowski; Krzystof Zanussi

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 61 min., 1999 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

Based on an idea by Krzysztof Kieslowski, the film focuses on the cinema audience, using interviews with children, the elderly, and the visually impaired to evoke the magic and power of Polish cinema through...

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Joanna Van Heyningen and Birkin Haward: The Inclusive Envelope (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 60 min.; 24 slides. col., 1996 sale: £45.00 (+p&p +VAT)

Architects Birkin Haward and Joanna van Heyningen, who are husband and wife, have a great respect for understanding how traditional buildings are put together, though they design in a modern idiom. Here they...

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Racism: A History (2007)

aka: Race Through Time

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 50 minutes), £585(series) £195 (each part)

A 3-part documentary series chronicling the shifts in the idea of ‘race’ and the history of racism in Europe, The Americas, Australasia and Asia. The films show how ideas of racial difference have...

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Is God a Virus?

Subject

Religious studies; Science

Lecture by Dr Denis Alexander. The title is based on Richard Dawkins comparing religion to a virus or meme which spreads like a disease and is "one of the world’s great evils". In his lecture Alexander...

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Syd Field’s Screenwriting Workshop (2007)

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £12.95

Syd Field’s 4 - Part Screenwriting Workshop is a writing and reference tool for anyone working on their first screenplay or a seasoned professional looking for technical help. This course will help you...

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Piers Gough (Czwg): The Built Idea (1990 Video)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min., 1997 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

Piers Gough and his partners have provided London with some of its most witty architectural statements.

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