01. Newly Soviet Russia (1920s)
After the revolution of 1917, Soviet cineastes became engaged in state-supported media praxis. Their signal accomplishments included bold theories and […]
History
Histories of ten movements where media was theorized and practiced towards social justice.
02. The Popular Front: United States/France/Spain (1930s-40s)
“Nearly all the films that emerged from the radical cinema movement in the United States were documentaries…Why has documentary been […]
03. The New American Cinema: United States (1940s-60s)
“If cinema is to take its place beside the others as a full-fledged art form, it must cease merely to […]
04. Third Cinema in Latin America (1960s-70s)
“More, perhaps, than in other regions of the world, culture in Latin America inhabits a politicized zone, for Latin American […]
05. 1968 – France and its Aftermath
The film and writing by Jean-Luc Godard, and others, concerning the events occurring in Paris (and around the world) during […]
06. Ethnographic Film in the Decolonizing Third World (1970s-80s)
Media praxis within ethnographic film restructures many of anthropology‘s founding positions. The naming of unequal relations of power, difference, and […]
07. Feminist Film: The UK and Americas (1970s-80s)
When second-wave feminists came to film in the 1970s as part of their struggle against patriarchy, a tension developed within […]
08. Transatlantic Black Popular Culture: UK and US (1980s-90s)
In direct dialogue with the poststructuralist, deconstructive work preceding it, black independent filmmaking and criticism added an anti-essentialist politics of […]
08. Transatlantic Black Popular Culture: UK and US (1980s-90s)
In direct dialogue with the post-structuralist, deconstructive work preceding it, black independent filmmaking and criticism added an anti-essentialist politics of […]
09. AIDS Activist Video: The UK and Americas (1980s-1990s)
“The point of departure of AIDS activist graphics is neither the studio nor the artist’s private vision, but AIDS activism. […]