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Population Change: Migration to the UK (2016)

Subject

Geography; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 40 minutes), £40.00

This resource looks at the causes, impacts and management of the UK’s current period of rapid immigration. The DVD is designed to encourage students to think about migrants’ different countries of...

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Pericle Dishakespeare Sulla Strada (2016 Film)

aka: Pericles by Shakespeare on the Road

Director

Roberto Quagliano

Subject

Drama; Shakespeare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 103 minutes)

A postmodern take on the Shakespeare play as dreamed by Marina, the young daughter of the protagonist. They and other immigrants live in the interstices of a complex ring of roads, leading to an apocalyptic...

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They Call Us Maids: The Domestic Workers’ Story (2015)

Subject

Social Studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 7 minutes), £15.00

This short animated film tells the story of the thousands of women from extremely poor backgrounds, in countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, South Asia or Africa, who have to find work abroad to...

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Master Qi and the Monkey King (2012)

Director

Michael Govenar

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 81 minutes), $24.95

Documentary chronicling the life and work of Qi Shu Fang, one of the most well-known masters of Chinese Opera, who has moved, with her husband Ding Me-kui and their company of Chinese Opera performers to the...

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Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears (2008)

Director

Simon Chambers

Subject

Social Studies; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 63 minutes), £50.00

East London Muslim girl Shahanara is changing from pink hot pants into a sari to meet her husband at the airport. She has only met him once before, when she was married in a union arranged by her Bangladeshi...

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I for India (2005)

Director

Sandhya Suri

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £15.99

In 1965 Yash Pal Suri left India for the UK. The first thing he did was buy two Super-8 cameras, one of which he sent home to his family in India. For the next 40 years, the family exchanged...

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View from the Bridge, A (2003)

Subject

Drama; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £39.90

Filmed on location in New York City, this video contains interviews with the present-day generation of Italian-Americans who discuss the social, cultural and historical issues within Arthur Miller’s...

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Green Lanes Global Village (2003)

Subject

Development studies; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £55.00

Poverty, displacement and sustainability are just some of the issues faced by the world today in the context of international development. Using case-studies from around the world, this course explores the...

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Homebeats: Struggles for Racial Justice (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

CD-ROM

Looks at racism and the black presence in Britain, using music, graphics, video, text and animation to cover the history of the struggle for racial justice, tracing the connections between slavery, the...

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How to Study Cultures (4 Parts) (1997 Video)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18, 24, 20, 22 min., 2001 sale: £32.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

Series attempting to define and explain culture by looking at its elements, using examples from around the world. 1: How culture develops as a result of the geographical elements of topography, climate and...

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