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  1. School of Life Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/theschooloflifetv
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Architecture, Art, Literature, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Courses, Streaming/Download

    This site is the YouTube channel of an organisation which offers a number of services (in the form of courses, films, books etc.) relating to how ideas from the humanities - literature, philosophy, psychology and the visual arts - can help ‘exercise, stimulate and expand your mind’. Although the focus is on a general audience, and the ethos is towards ‘self help’ rather than academic study, the videos are well-made and could be used in a classroom setting. Featuring simple but effective animations and clearly spoken commentaries, the films (which are usually around 6 - 7 minutes long) are arranged by subject matter, and cover a broad range of subjects from the humanities and social sciences, including the History of Ideas, Sociology, Political Theory, Literature and Art and Architecture. The series on philosophy introduces the basic concepts and ideas of thinkers from Plato, Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas to Schopenhauer, Hegel, Wittgenstein and Foucault.

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  2. Researching the History of Television Production Technology (ADAPT) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.adapttvhistory.org.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Film Studies, Media Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    This site presents a range of resources relating to a five year project (2013-2018) to research and document the history of British television broadcast technology from 1960 onwards. Led by Professor John Ellis of Royal Holloway, University of London, the European Research Council-funded project explores the ways in which the look and sound of the television programmes of the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s was directly affected by the technology used in the making of them.
    One of the project’s most original and inspiring ideas is to reunite industry veterans with examples of the technologies they once used and film them working with the old equipment. The resulting reconstructions have been turned into a series of videos which provide contextual material to stand alongside original archive footage and give a valuable insight into the teamwork and adaptability of the men and women working in what Professor Ellis calls ‘the heroic age of television’ . The videos are available on this site as well as the project’s YouTube channel and are available for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. Reconstructions include, 16mmm filming preparation, which shows how a typical television film crew went about the task of filming footage, 16mm editing cutting technique, which shows how television film editors organised and assembled raw footage (rushes) using a variety of editing machines and techniques 16mm film processing, in which laboratory staff demonstrate the various skills and methods used to process exposed negative films.

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  3. 92Y On Demand Streaming

    Link
    https://92yondemand.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Business Studies, General Science, Literature, Music, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Huge archive of freely available audio and video interviews with around 1000 notable figures from the worlds of literature, art, music, entertainment, politics and sport who have appeared at the 92Y, a New York community centre and cultural institution with a history stretching back to the late nineteenth century. Users can search by year, topic or performer name to find Kurt Vonnegut’s first public reading from ‘Breakfast of Champions’ in 1970, Wallace Stevens reciting ‘An Ordinary Evening in New Haven’, Iris Murdoch discussing philosophy and novel writing and Christopher Hitchens debating whether or not Islam is a religion of peace. Known for its sophisticated, well-read audiences, the quality of debate is high and the topics range widely, covering sports, comedy, Jewish issues, business & finance and science & technology, as well as literature.

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  4. Institute of Latin American Studies: Videos and Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/videos-podcasts
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, History, Literature, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Series of podcasts from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Featuring speakers from Latin and South American universities as well as European institutions, the podcasts cover a wide range of subjects including decolonisation, Latin American fiction in UK libraries, mining in the Andes, the legacy of Hugo Chavez, religious practices in the Caribbean, to name but a few.

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  5. Sights and Sounds of the First World War Streaming

    Link
    http://anzacsightsound.org/about
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Film Studies, History
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download

    Beautifully designed site featuring digitised footage, sounds and documents from New Zealand and Australian film archives about the First World War. The site was created to commemorate the centenary of Australia and New Zealand’s involvement in World War One by showcasing audio-visual material related to the war held by Nga Taonga Sound & Vision (NTSV) and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). Designed for browsing, the site has been arranged according to three main subjects: Homefronts, Battlefronts and Aftermath. Within each subject users can browse content arranged according to different themes, including cinema going, the home front, conscription, war in Europe, the Gallipoli Campaign, Anzac Day etc. Users can also search for material via an interactive timeline and map.

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  6. Safe Hands for Mothers Streaming

    Link
    https://www.safehands.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Medicine, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    Safe Hands for Mothers is an organisation which aims to improve maternal and newborn health, advocate for policy change and increase investment in maternal and newborn health. They aim to achieve these aims through the production of films which are used by their partners at a community, national and international level. The organisation’s focus is particularly on African countries including Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The films address issues such as FGM, safe family planning, newborn care. Many of the films are intended for the use of frontline health workers in rural communities but can be used in a much wider educational context.

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  7. Environment and Society Portal Streaming

    Link
    http://www.environmentandsociety.org/mml
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Environmental Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    This worthy enterprise is a dynamic digital archive which aims to make images, podcasts, scholarly texts, documentary films, and other materials of the environmental humanities openly accessible to all users. The portal is the digital publication platform and archive of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), a nonprofit joint initiative of the LMU (University of Munich) and the Deutsches Museum

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  8. Copyright on YouTube Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/en-GB/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Law
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Copyright

    This site covers the basics for rights management on the YouTube platform, with details of how to submit (and retract) a copyright infringement notification, advice on fair use, information about Content ID, and other useful information.

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  9. About Face Streaming

    Link
    https://www.about-face.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Advertising, Media Studies, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download

    Site which aims to equip girls and young women with the tools to resist media messages which affect self-esteem and body image. The Gallery of Offenders part of the site is devoted to examples from television and print media (mainly from the US mainstream media, especially advertising) which portray women in a negative, belittling or inappropriately sexual way. The Gallery of Winners, on the other hand, picks examples which are positive, celebratory or progressive.

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  10. Socratica Streaming

    Link
    https://www.socratica.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download

    Educational videos on a wide variety of disciplines, inspired by the ethos that certain ideas and concepts benefit from being presented in an engaging audiovisual format. A blog on the ‘Socratica Method’ features highlights from the collection and information about the use of av material as a pedagogical tool. There are also four language channels: German, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Suitable for various levels, from primary to university. Although the videos are not arranged according to educational level it is generally clear from the context who the intended audience is.

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