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- Link
- http://www.econtalk.org/
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- Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Economics, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This weekly, hour-long podcast is hosted by Professor Russell Roberts at George Mason University and features in-depth interviews with prominent economists, including Nobel laureates Joseph Steiglitz and Ronald Coase, as well as wider discussions covering the political, philosophical and ethical implications of different schools of economic thought. In this podcast from 2009, Christopher Hitchens makes the case for why George Orwell still matters. The podcasts are accompanied by transcripts, links and selective bibliographies and are free to listen to and download. A number of podcasts come with listening guides, consisting of questions and suggestions for teachers at secondary level and higher. Recommended.
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- Link
- http://www.charlierose.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- American Studies, Art, Current Affairs, General Science, History, Literature, Politics and Government
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Charlie Rose is an American journalist and talk show host. This website archives Rose’s one to one interviews and roundtable discussion with writers, novelists, scientists, politicians, business leaders, athletes and actors. The collection - which is huge - can be searched by subject as well as participant.
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f6hbp/episodes/player
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- American Studies, Art, Current Affairs, Economics, Ethnology, Film Studies, Geography, History, Music, Politics and Government, Radio Studies, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums
Alistair Cooke’s first Letter from America - initially called American Letter - was broadcast by the BBC in March, 1946. It was to be the first of 2,869 such broadcasts, spanning 58 years, making it by far the longest-running talk programme of any radio station in the world. The 920 surviving recordings, broadcast between 1946 and 2004, are now online. The can be searched by date and by theme, the latter including such categories as US presidents, race, music & movies, history and so on.
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- Link
- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- American Studies, Literature
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Website of the Poetry Foundation, a Chicago-based independent institution "committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture". The site is a rich resource, featuring the texts of more than 10,000 poems by 1,800 poets, with a search engine to enable browsing by poet, period, poetic school, occasion and country as well as by poetic terms and subjects. There are also interviews, criticism, reading guides, event listings, and poetry-related news. The site’s podcasts are arranged by theme and series: The Essential American Poets features archival recordings of writers as well as introductions to their lives and work: Anne Sexton, Wallace Stevens, Gertrude Stein and John Ashbery are among those represented.
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- Link
- http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
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- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- American Studies, Film Studies, History
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download, Web Links
Supported by the University of Houston, this site looks at different eras of American history - from ‘The First Americans’ to ‘The 21st Century’ - via a comprehensive range of topics, resources and reference tools. The website includes the transcripts of important primary sources as well as other documentation, letters and transcriptions of oral accounts and there are extensive notes for teachers. There is advice on using fiction films to teach history, with a useful list of pointers and caveats, and each historical period is accompanied by a series of trailers, such as this group of films the Colonial Era.
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- Link
- http://www.ubu.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Advertising, American Studies, Art, Classics, Dance, Design, Drama, Ethnology, Film Studies, Media Studies, Music, Radio Studies, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Distributors
This self-styled ‘Robin Hood of the avant-garde’ was established 15 years ago as an archive and distributor of art films and is now partially based in Mexico. The disclaimer tells us: ‘All materials are for non-commercial and / or educational use only.' There is some fascinating and rare work here as well as some genuine obscurities. Along with Tweets and podcasts, the site hosts dozens of films, shorts and features, ranging from early works by the likes of Brian de Palma and Joseph Cornell to more widely-known experimental filmmakers such as Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Steve McQueen. Part of the site is now devoted to electronic music and sound. The website is large and cleanly laid out though the lack of any guided search tools is unfortunate - the legal aspects behind the hosting of much of the content is at best questionable, but its intentions are seemingly honourable.
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- Link
- http://www.newvideo.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Agriculture, American Studies, Current Affairs, Economics, Environmental Studies, Media Studies, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Distributors, Video Sources
New Video is a leading US distributor and aggregator of independent digital content. The company delivers feature films, TV programmes and web originals via digital download, streaming media, video-on-demand, Blu-ray and DVD, and theatrical release. New Video’s library includes TV series and movies from cable channels A+E Home Entertainment, History and Lifetime, award-winning documentaries under the Docurama Films brand, and next-gen indies and web originals under the Flatiron label. Preview, DVD sale or download via the website. The website also includes a blog featuring filmmaker interviews and industry news.
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- Link
- http://www.justiceharvard.org/
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- Social Sciences
- Subject
- American Studies, Education, Law, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Courses
This simple and easy to use resource includes all twelve of the hour-long lectures by Professor Michael Sandel from Harvard University on the subject of Justice. Held at the University’s enormous Sanders Theater with upwards of 1,000 students in attendance, these lectures include much audience participation to discuss such fundamental issues as the right to life, gun control, same sex marriage and other major topics. Sandel is a very practiced speaker and the filming is of a very high standard. The site include all the lectures as well as summaries and discussion guides. A model of its kind.
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- Link
- https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Advertising, American Studies, Architecture, Environmental Studies, Geography, Photography, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Distributors, Footage Sources
Gigantic company offering rights managed and royalty free content, including moving images, music as well as stills. Getty now manages collections previously known as Image Bank and Archive Films (see separate entries).
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- Link
- https://www.criticalpast.com/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Advertising, American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, Geography, History, Politics and Government, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Footage Sources
This royalty free stock footage source is particularly well-designed and easy to use and offers moving images and stills from the birth of cinema up to 1996, with the largest range of material dating from the 1940s. Titles are nearly all non-fiction and drawn largely from U.S. government agency sources. It is possible to search by specific day, month, year or decade; while the broad keywording is very efficient, the resource has a default primary emphasis on geographical location.
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