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Why we Need a Social Science of Religion (2009)

Subject

Religious studies; Social sciences

Professor Steve Bruce, of the University of Aberdeen, delivers the First Annual Lecture for the Centre for Religion and Contemporary Society at Birkbeck College, University of London. [48 minutes]

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African Americans, The: Many Rivers to Cross (2013)

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 360 minutes), $29.99

This film, presented by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and...

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Waking Up to Rape (1985 Film, Video)

Director

Meri Weingarten

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Three rape victims explore the immediate trauma of rape and the long-term psychological effects. Rape crisis counsellors and a female police expert explain the impact of social attitudes and misconceptions...

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Nicaragua: Too Many Questions (1995 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min., 1999 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Examines the social and economic situation in post-Sandinista Nicaragua. Looks at developing issues within Nicaragua as the country faces growing unemployment, poverty, illiteracy and national division.

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Extraordinary Women, Series (2011)

Subject

History; Social Studies; Women’s studies

EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN highlights the lives of thirteen eminent women, a mix of saints and sinners, who lived their lives to the full. It celebrates their achievements, exposes their flaws, but also poses the...

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Ray & Liz (2018)

Director

Richard Billingham

Subject

Film studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 108 minutes), £18.56

Photographer Richard Billingham makes his feature-film debut with this intricate family portrait, inspired by his own memories of growing up in the West Midlands in the late 70s and early 80s, and then his...

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Acme Clothing: A Small Business (1983 Video)

Director

Gavin Nettleton

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 43 min., 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Investigates a small manufacturing business, questioning how the business grew and continues to succeed and why it has remained a small business. Other topics discussed by both the manager/owner and the...

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Sang des Femmes, Le (2011)

aka: Blood of Women, The

Director

Christian Lajoumard

Subject

Anthropology; Social Studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £20.00

The Pokot people live in a small region straddling the border of Uganda and Kenya. This film presents the consequences of female genital mutilation through the testimonies of Pokot women, doctors and social...

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Web Lives

Subject

Information technology; Media studies; Social sciences

A series of three-minute online documentaries following people whose lives are shaped by the internet. Episodes follow the stories of the online daters, cyber celebrities, Second Lifers, social networkers...

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Placements in Social Work: Placement Triggers (1988)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 48 minutes), £35.00

Aims to prepare social work students for placement by giving them an insight into common difficulties experienced by students who have been there before them. The 30 short sequences show students working in...

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