Title
Type
of
Media
Length
(min)
Length
(pages)Subject Notes
Civilization Series: Worship of Nature VHS 50
Literature; Music; Romanticism;
Renoir, Monet, Rousseau,
Wordsworth, Romantic
composers
Surveys the Romantic Movement that began in the
late 17OO's and was characterized in the romantic
belief in the divinity of nature. Discusses the
writings of Rousseau, Goethe and Wordsworth
and the paintings of Casper, Constable, Turner,
and Friedrich.
Civilization Series: Heroic Materialism VHS 53
Literature; Painting; Industrial
Revolution, humanitarian
reformers, Dickens,
Impressionists
Surveys the development of Western civilization
during the 1900's as evidenced in the advance of
technology shown through the work of Brunel and
in the development of the atom bomb
Civilization Series: Smile of Reason VHS 49
Literature; Age of Reason; David,
DeTroy, Voltaire, Houdon,
Encyclopedists
Surveys the development of Western civilization
during the 18th century as shown in the art and
sculpture of Van Loo, David, De Troy and Houdon.
Points out the growth of humanitarianism and the
belief in advancement through reason and
moderation.
Civilization Series: Fallacies of Hope VHS 50
Literature; Painting;
Sculpture;Romanticism; Byron,
Beethoven, Blake, David,
Delacroix, Rodin and Daumier
Surveys the development of Western civilization
during the late 1700's and 1800's when the dreams
of advancing mankind through reason and
moderation met with disappointment. Shows works
of Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gaugin.
Civilization Series: Pursuit of Happiness VHS 45
Music; Architecture; Painting;
Baroque Music; Rococo
Architecture
Surveys the development of Western civilization
during the 18th century as evidenced in the music
of Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Haydn, the
architecture of Neumann, and the paintings and
etchings of Tiepolo
Civilization Series: Great Thaw VHS 43 Abbey and cathedral building Presents the intellectual reawakening of the Middle
Inherit the Wind; Stanley Kramer, 1960 VHS 128Religion; Fundamentalism;
Creationism; Evolution Black & White
Amadeaus VHS 158 Music; Mozart
Has America Lost its Sense of Honor?
Barabara TuchmanVHS 30 Heroes in America; moral values
Humanities Instructional ResourcesThe following resources are available for check out to Humanities Instructors from the Language Lab (TB 418 Redwood Campus)
Maya: Tikal VHS 45Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; Mayans Contains instruction booklet
Maya: Tonina VHS 50Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; Mayans Contains instruction booklet
Maya: Yaxchilan VHS 45Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Maya: Chichen Itza VHS 45Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Maya: Uxmal VHS 45Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Maya: Frederic Catherwood VHS 52
Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; Mayans; Painting;
Drawing
Contains instruction booklet
Maya: Palenque VHS 42Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Maya: Edzna VHS 60Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Maya: Tulum VHS 60Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Maya: Copan VHS 20 Religion; Architecture;
Anthropology; MayansContains instruction booklet
Religions of the World: Protestantism VHS 50 Religion Narrated by Ben Kingsley
Religions of the World: Judaism VHS 50 Religion Narrated by Ben Kingsley
Religions of the World: Islam VHS 50 Religion Narrated by Ben Kingsley
Religions of the World: Hinduism VHS 50 Religion Narrated by Ben Kingsley
Religions of the World: Catholicism VHS 50 Religion Narrated by Ben Kingsley
Religions of the World: Buddhism VHS 50 Religion Narrated by Ben Kingsley
Islam: Empire of Faith VHS
163 on
two
tapes
Religion PBS; narrated by Ben Kingsley
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 1; What
are the Humanities; The Quest for Self;
The Role of the Humanities as Individual
Exploration/Expression; Humanities as a
Reflection and Exploration of Society
VHS4x30mi
nGeneral; philosophy; ethics Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 2; The
Role of the Humanities in Society;
Introduction to Philosophy - East and
West; Occidental and Oriental Landscape
Painting; Architecure, Sculpture, and
Environmental Landscape in Orient and
Occident
VHS4x30mi
n
General; philosophy; ethics;
nature; architecture; sculptureVideocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 3 VHS4x30mi
nGeneral; poetry Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 4;
Literature as Cultural Story/Social
Commentary/Exploration; Storytelling;
Visions through the Ages; Creating Point
of View
VHS4x30mi
nGeneral; literature Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 5;
Painting - Rousseau, the Lovely Dream;
Painting -- "Things We Have Passed";
Painting -- Meaning through the Body's
Form; Music -- Age-old Search for
Meaning
VHS4x30mi
nPainting; Music Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 6; Music
-- Emotion and Feeling in Sound; Music --
Meaning Through Structure; Music:
Listening for the Unexpected; Creating a
Musical Performance
VHS4x30mi
nMusic Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 7;
Drama -- An Imitation of Life; Drama --
Nucleus of a Story; Drama -- Meaning for
Every Age; Bringing a Stage Play to Life
VHS4x30mi
nDrama Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 8; Film --
Twentienth Century Legacy; Film -- The
Dynamic Illusion; Film -- Seeing All There
Is; Vision and Economics of Film
VHS4x30mi
nFilm Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Introduction to Humanities: Tape 9;
Choices that Guide the Creation of
Environment; What Do We Take From
Here?
VHS2x30mi
nGeneral Videocourse for SLCC, Set ID 257
Dante: Divine Poet and Wandering Exile,
Part 1; From Honor to PunishmentVHS 16 Poetry; Religion; Painting Instructional booklet included
Dante: Divine Poet and Wandering Exile,
Part 2; Observer of Man and NatureVHS 12 Poetry; Religion
Dante: Divine Poet and Wandering Exile,
Part 3; The Last Ten Years of ExileVHS 15 Poetry; Religion
Klee: Figures and MasksBookl
et23 Painting 13 color plates
Cezanne: The Life and Work of the Artist
Illustrated with 80 Colour PlatesBook 79 Painting
Bruegel: The Life and Work of the Artist
Illustrated with 80 Colour PlatesBook 79 Painting
Miro: The Life and Work of the Artist
Illustrated with 80 Colour PlatesBook 79 Painting
Paul Klee: Traumlandschaft mit Mond Book 27 Painting 16 color plates; in German
Alphonse Mucha: Book of 30 Postcards Book 30 Painting
Art Nouveau: Book of 30 Postcards Book 30Painting; Sculpture; Ornament;
Furniture; Architecture
Vincent Van Gogh: Book of 30 Postcards Book 30 Painting
Klee: Magic SquaresBookl
et27 Painting 15 color plates
Mondrian: The Life and Work of the Artist
Illustrated with 80 Colour PlatesBook 79 Painting
Gauguin: The Life and Work of the Artist
Illustrated with 80 Colour PlatesBook 79 Painting
Art of Being Human: Love, Myth, and
MysteryVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: For Everything a
SeasonVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Sunlit Chariot VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Way of the
HumanistVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Knaves and Fools VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Wonder of
FormVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Myths: The
Collective Dreams of MankindVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Problem of Evil VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Man With No Time
for BeautyVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Art, Tell Me What I
Am; Art, Tell Us Who We AreVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Anguish of
AbrahamVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Still and Empty
CenterVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Outer Circle VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: In Search of
HappinessVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Jazz/Bach VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Tragic Vision VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Civilization Series: Romance and Reality VHS 52Gothic World; Religion; Gender;
Poetry
Here is the Gothic world of chivalry, romance and
worldly happiness. It is the period of St. Francis,
the poetry of Dante, the art of Giotto and the
emergence of woman as ideal
Civilization Series: Man: The Measure of
All ThingsVHS 53
Painting; Sculpture;
Architecture;Boticelli, Masaccio,
Bellini, Giorgione, and Van Eyck
Surveys the development of Western civilization in
Italy beginning in 1500 as evidenced by the demise
of city states like Florence and the rise of Rome as
a world power with Pope Julius at its head.
Examines the work of Raphael, Bramante, and
Michelangelo
Civilization Series: The Hero as Artist VHS 49
Surveys the development of Western civilization
during the 15th century as evidenced especially in
the work of Botticelli, Massaccio, Bellini, Giorgione,
Van Eyck, and Alberti
Civilization Series: Protest and
CommunicationVHS 52
Development of Western civilization in Northern
Europe is surveyed. Discusses the impact of the
printing press on the Renaissance and
Reformation. The works of Erasmus, Sir Thomas
More, Holbein and Shakespeare are also
presented
Civilization Series: Grandeur and
ObedienceVHS 51
Surveys the development of Western civilization in
the 17th century in the work of Titian, Rubens, and
Bernini. Points out that the essence of baroque
was the union of flesh and spirit, dogma and
sensuality, obedience and freedom.
Civilization Series: The Light of
ExperienceVHS 51
Surveys the development of Western civilization
during the 17th century. Points out that the works
of Dutch painters show the revolutionary change in
thought that replaced divine authority with
experience, experiment, and observation
Civilization Series: The Frozen World
(Skin of Our Teeth) VHS 52
Presents a synoptic view of the thousand years
between the fall of Rome and the rise of the great
Gothic civilization. Compares and contrasts high
and primitive arts as embodied in the head of the
Apollo Belvedere and an African tribal mask.
Greeks: The Classical Age VHS 52Literature; philosophy;
painting;sculpture; war500 B.C. to death of Alexander
Greeks: Heroes and Men VHS 52 Poetry; drama; literature; religion Homer; Aeschylus' Oresteia ; Olympics; Delphi
Forbidden Goddess VHS 28 Religion Female deities in Judeo-Christianity
Kabuki VHS 36 DramaShows the rehearsal, preparation of costume and
wigs, performance
Classical Ideal VHS 60 Art; Achitecture; SculptureArt of the Western World Series; focuses on Greek
and Roman Art
Garment of Churches VHS 58 Art; Achitecture; SculptureArt of the Western World Series; focuses on
Medieval World
Carmen VHS 55 Opera French w/English Subtitles
Art of Being Human: Love, Myth, and
MysteryVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: For Everything a
SeasonVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Sunlit Chariot VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Way of the
HumanistVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Knaves and Fools VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Wonder of
FormVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Myths: The
Collective Dreams of MankindVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Problem of Evil VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Man With No Time
for BeautyVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Art, Tell Me What I
Am; Art, Tell Us Who We AreVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Anguish of
AbrahamVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Still and Empty
CenterVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Outer Circle VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: In Search of
HappinessVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Tragic Vision VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The Sunlit Chariot VHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: Art, Tell Me What I
Am; Art, Tell Us Who We AreVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Art of Being Human: The World Was All
Before ThemVHS General Humanities Miami-Dade Community College Video Course
Eastern Spirit, Western World: A Profile
of Diana KanVHS 30 Painting
Enthographic Film Video: The Goddess
and the Computer; Number Our Days;
Latah; Dead Birds; Box of Treasures;
How to Behave (Chuyen Tute); Dani
Sweet Potatoes; Appeals to Santiago;
Farm Song; The Nuer; N!ai -- Story of a
!Kung Woman; Cows of Dolo Ken Paye;
Eduardo the Healer; Trobriand Cricket;
House of the Spirit
VHS
118
min (14
clips
approxi
mately
7-10
min
each)
Culture; War; Language; Art;
Psychology; Economics; Religion;
Marriage and Family; Social
Organization and Kinship;
Gender; Politics; Racism
Odyssey: Part 1 VHS 17 Literature
Odyssey: Part 2 VHS 14 Literature
Bali: Mask of Rangda VHS 30 ReligionBalinese ceremonies to exorcise violence and
promote cooperation
Masks of Mexico VHS Religon; art; death Ritual uses of masks
Sun Dagger: the Story of America's
StonehengeVHS 60 Religion; Native Americans
Story of celestial calendar built by the Anasazi in
New Mexico; Robert Redford; Joseph Campbell
DreamTales: Watunna/Starlore VHS 35 Religion; Native Americansanimated films of 11 Central and North American
Indian creation myths
Spirit of the Mask VHS 60 Religion; Native Americansmyths, rituals, and ceremonies of Northwest Coast
Indians
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World vols. 1 & 2; Shock of the
Other/Strange Relations
VHS 120Religion; indigenous peoples;
marriage
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World vols. 5 & 6; Art of Living/Touching
the Timeless
VHS 120 art; religion; death
American History X VHS 119 racisim Rated R
Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization VHS 57
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Legacy Series
China: The Mandate of Heaven VHS 57
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Legacy Series
Barbarian West VHS 57
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Legacy Series
Western Tradition: Episode 1, Dawn of
History; Episode 2, Ancient EgyptiansVHS
2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 7, Alexander
the Great; Episode 8, Hellenistic AgeVHS
2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 17, Dark
Ages; Episode 18, Age of CharlemagneVHS
2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 21, Common
Life in the Middle Ages; Episode 22,
Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Thinking Allowed: Roszak -- The Cult of
InformationVHS 30 Philosophy
Thinking Allowed: Scriven -- Thinking
About ThinkingVHS 30 Philosophy
Thinking Allowed: Dreyfus -- Mind over
MachineVHS 30 Philosophy
Thinking Allowed: Smith -- Beyond the
Post-Modern MindVHS 30 Philosophy; Religion; Ethics
Medieval ScienceCasse
tte180 Science
Science in AntiquityCasse
tte180 Science
Story of ElectricityCasse
tte180 Science
Exploring and MapmakingCasse
tte180 Science
Darwin and EvolutionCasse
tte180 Science
Complexity and ChaosCasse
tte180 Science
Einstein's RevolutionCasse
tte180 Science
Dimensions of Scientific ThoughtCasse
tte180 Science
Visit to Auschwitz 2000: Steve McCurdy DVD 15Freedom & Responsibility;
Holocaust; Memory
Personal visit to the Auschwitz concentration
camp; includes video, still shots from historical
collections, reflections, etc.
Visit to Auschwitz 2000: Steve McCurdy DVD 15Freedom & Responsibility;
Holocaust; Memory
Personal visit to the Auschwitz concentration
camp; includes video, still shots from historical
collections, reflections, etc.
Essential Opera: 12 Favourite Highlights
from the World of OperaVHS 56 Opera
Camen, Prelude to Act 1; Barber of Seville, Largo
al Factotum; Madame Butterfly, Un bel di; Carmen,
La fleur que tu m'avais jetee; Aida, Gloria all'Egitto;
Turandot, Nessun dorma; Marriage of Figaro, Voi
che sapete; La Boheme, Che gelida manina;
Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo; Tosca, Vissi
d'arte; Rigoletto, Bella figlia dell'amore; Turandot,
Non pianger Liu
Greeks: Greek Beginning VHS 52Literature; philosophy;
painting;sculpture; war
Etruscans VHS 29Literature; philosophy;
painting;sculpture; Death
100 Great Paintings: Love VHS 50 Painting; Love
The Global Brain: Peter Russell VHS 35 Philosophy
French Revolution, Part 1: Origins VHS 20 History
French Revolution, Part 2: Revolution
ContinuesVHS 26 History
Profiles in American Art: Edward
FraughtonVHS 15 Painting
Dr. Koryagin: Prisoner of Conscience VHS 11 philosophy; ethics
Light of the Gods VHS 28Painting; carving; sculpture;
architectureevolution of Greek art
That's Dancing VHS 105 DanceDance sequences from Hollywood films; ballet;
and Broadway
Tour of Vatican Museaums VHS 53 Painting; sculpture list of works and artisits included
Wyeth VHS 69 Painting
relaxed and friendly interview intercut with
sensitive footage of Wyeth's work and of the
landscapes and environmental images which are
its inspiration
Rivera: Frescoes of Diego Rivera VHS 35 Painting
Picasso VHS 81 Painting
Gothic Cathedral: A Landmark in
EngineeringVHS 15 Architecture
Carmen VHS 55 Opera French w/English Subtitles
Inherit the Wind; Stanley Kramer, 1960 VHS 128Religion; Fundamentalism;
Creationism; Evolution Black & White
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; At the ThresholdVHS 60 religion; ethics; philosophy
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; Inventing RealityVHS 60 religion; ethics; philosophy; magic
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; A Poor Man Shames Us AllVHS 60
religion; ethics; philosophy;
economics
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; The Tightrope of PowerVHS 60
religion; ethics; philosophy;
politics
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; Touching the TimelessVHS 60 religion; ethics; philosophy
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; The Shock of the OtherVHS 60 religion; ethics; philosophy
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; Mistaken IdentityVHS 60
religion; ethics; philosophy;
identity; death; adolescence; birth;
sex
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; An Ecology of MindVHS 60 religion; ethics; philosophy; nature
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern
World; Art of LivingVHS 60 religion; art; philosophy; death
Tale of Genji VHS 60 literature; Japan; love
Testament: The Bible and History; Part 1:
As it Was in the BeginningVHS 52 religion
traces the development of ideas about gods and
holiness from the ancient East to the God of
Moses and the Exodus
Day the Universe Changed: Program 1, It
Started with the GreeksVHS 52 General Humanities
James Burke traces the turning points in Western
Civilization's understanding of the universe
Day the Universe Changed: Program 2,
Medieval Conflict -- Faith and ReasonVHS 52 General Humanities
James Burke traces the turning points in Western
Civilization's understanding of the universe
Day the Universe Changed: Program 3,
Scientific Imagination in the RenaissanceVHS 52 General Humanities
James Burke traces the turning points in Western
Civilization's understanding of the universe
Day the Universe Changed: Program 4,
Science Revises the HeavensVHS 52 General Humanities
James Burke traces the turning points in Western
Civilization's understanding of the universe
Day the Universe Changed: Program 6,
The Factory and Marketplace RevolutionVHS 52 General Humanities
James Burke traces the turning points in Western
Civilization's understanding of the universe
Mesoamerican Cultural Code: Religion in
MesoamericaVHS 55 Religion; indigenous peoples
Five Suns: A Sacred History of Mexico VHS 50 Religion; indigenous peoples
Danza Azteca de Anahuac VHS 26 Dance; indigenous peoples
Popol Vuh: Creation Myth of the Maya VHS 50Religion; myth; indigenous
peoples
Classical Indian Dance VHS 60 Dance
Five Pillars of Islam VHS 30 Religion
essential principles on which Islam rests are
discussed, described, and put into historical
perspective
Native American Novelists: James Welch VHS 50Native Americans; indigenous
peoples; literature
Native American Novelists: N. Scott
MomadayVHS 50
Native Americans; indigenous
peoples; literature
Native American Novelists: Gerald
VizenorVHS 50
Native Americans; indigenous
peoples; literature
Shakespeare and His Theatre: The Globe VHS 28 Literature; drama; architecture
Man with No Time for Beauty VHS 28 art on the appreciation of beauty
Living Philosophically: Needleman on
Spirituality and the Intellect; Young on
Self and the Universe; Smith on the
Primordial Tratidition; Rubin on Self and
Society
VHS4x30mi
nReligion; ethics; philosophy Thinking Allowed production
Does Mind Matter?: Krishnamurti on Mind
as Myth; Isaacs on the Mind-Body
Problem; Searle on Minds, Brains and
Science; Nydahl on Mind in Tibetan
Buddhism
VHS4x30mi
nReligion; ethics; philosophy Thinking Allowed production
West Side Story DVD 152 Dance; racism; loveCollectors edition; 2 DVD set; screenplay; film stlls;
biographies
Psychology of War: Comprehending its
Mystique and Its Madness, Lawrence
LeShan
Book 173 War; psychology
Global Problems and the Culture of
Capitalism, Richard RobbinsBook 421
Nature; environment; economics;
indigenous peoples
4 American Composers VHS 60 MusicJohn Cage; Philip Glass; Meredith Monk; Robert
Ashley
Man for All Seasons VHS 120Religion; politics; ethics; freedom;
responsibility
Eastern Philosophy 1 VHS 50 Religion; philosophy Confucianism; Shinto
Eastern Philosophy 2 VHS 50 Religion; philosophy Hinduism; Buddhism
Eastern Philosophy 3 VHS 50 Religion; philosophy Judaism; Islam
Western Philosophy 1 VHS 50 philosophy Greece; Rome; Medieval
Western Philosophy 2 VHS 50 philosophyDescartes; Leibniz; Kant; Spinoza; Locke; Hume;
Berkeley
Western Philosophy 3 VHS 50 philosophySchopenhauer; Nietzche; Sarte; Pragmatists;
Wittgenstein
Eastern Philosophy 1 VHS 50 Religion; philosophy Confucianism; Shinto
Eastern Philosophy 2 VHS 50 Religion; philosophy Hinduism; Buddhism
Eastern Philosophy 3 VHS 50 Religion; philosophy Judaism; Islam
Western Philosophy 1 VHS 50 philosophy Greece; Rome; Medieval
Western Philosophy 2 VHS 50 philosophyDescartes; Leibniz; Kant; Spinoza; Locke; Hume;
Berkeley
Western Philosophy 3 VHS 50 philosophySchopenhauer; Nietzche; Sarte; Pragmatists;
Wittgenstein
Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright VHS 50 Architecture
Gothic Cathedrals VHS 50 Architecture
Saving Private Ryan VHS 169 War Rated R
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth:
Program 1, The Hero's AdventureVHS Mythology; religion Hero myths
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth:
Program 2, The Message and the MythVHS Mythology; religion Creation myths
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth:
Program 3, The First StorytellersVHS Mythology; religion Death and rebirth
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth:
Program 3, The First StorytellersVHS Mythology; religion Death and rebirth
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth:
Program 4, Sacrifice and BlissVHS Mythology; religion Sacrifice; rebirth marriage
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth:
Program 5, Love and the GoddessVHS Mythology; religion Romantic Love
Saving Private Ryan VHS 169 War Rated R
Apocalypse Now Redux VHS 202 War Rated R
Patton VHS 171 War Rated PG
Patton VHS 171 War Rated PG
Ansel Adams VHS 100 Photography; Nature American Experience PBS
Visit to Auschwitz 2000: Steve McCurdy VHS 15Freedom & Responsibility;
Holocaust; Memory
Personal visit to the Auschwitz concentration
camp; includes video, still shots from historical
collections, reflections, etc.
Visit to Auschwitz 2000: Steve McCurdy VHS 15Freedom & Responsibility;
Holocaust; Memory
Personal visit to the Auschwitz concentration
camp; includes video, still shots from historical
collections, reflections, etc.
Visit to Auschwitz 2000: Steve McCurdy VHS 15Freedom & Responsibility;
Holocaust; Memory
Personal visit to the Auschwitz concentration
camp; includes video, still shots from historical
collections, reflections, etc.
Frescoes of Diego Rivera VHS 35 Painting
Frescoes of Diego Rivera VHS 35 Painting
Ansel Adams VHS 100 Photography; Nature American Experience PBS
Frida Kahlo VHS 62 Painting; GenderWinner: Montreal International Festivak, Best
Biography of an Artist
Frida Kahlo VHS 62 Painting; GenderWinner: Montreal International Festivak, Best
Biography of an Artist
Hamlet -- Mel Gibson VHS 135 Drama; death
Oedipus Rex -- Pasolini VHS 110 Drama; Freedom; Responsibility Original Uncut version; Italian w/English subtitles
West Side Story VHS 151 Dance; race; love
Adventure of Photography: 150 Years of
the Photographic ImageVHS
260on
two
tapes
Photography; Nature; War
covers early photography, surrealists, war
photography, portraiture, correspondents; fashion;
nudes, science, amateur, and the photographic
market
Berkeley in the Sixties VHS 118 Freedom & Responsibility
Siddhartha VHS 85 ReligionBased on novel by Herman Hesse; filmed on
location in Northern India
Siddhartha VHS 85 ReligionBased on novel by Herman Hesse; filmed on
location in Northern India
Little Big Man VHS 140Indigenous peoples; Native
Americans; social commentary
A Time for Justice: America's Civil Rights
MovementVHS 38 Freedom & responsibility; race
Picasso: The Man and His Work, Part 1
(1881-1937)VHS 45 Painting; war
Picasso: The Man and His Work, Part 1
(1881-1937)VHS 45 Painting; war
Conspiracy VHS 96War; Freedom & Responsibility;
Holocaust; Race
details, from transcripts, the Wannsee conference
which decided on the Nazi "final solution" against
Jews; Rated R
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet VHS 120 Love; drama Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Western Tradition: Episode 3,
Mesopotamia; Episode 4, From Bronze to
Iron
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 5, The Rise
of Greek Civilization; Episode 6, Greek
Thought
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 9, The Rise
of Rome; Episode 10, The Roman
Empire
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 11, Early
Christianity; Episode 12, The Rise of the
Church
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 13, The
Decline of Rome; Episode 14, The Fall of
Rome
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 15, The
Byzantine Empire; Episode 16, The Fall
of Byzantium
VHS2x30mi
n
General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 19, The
Middle Ages; Episode 20, The Feudal
Order
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General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Western Tradition: Episode 25, The
Renaissance and the Age of Discovery;
Episode 26, The Renaissance and the
New World
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General Humanities; art;
architecture; painting; sculpture;
religion
Hamlet-- Laurence Olivier VHS 155Death; Freedom & Responsibility;
DramaBlack & White
Music for the Iliad CD 90 War 2 CD set of electronic music inspired by the Iliad
I Heard it on NPR: At Home in the World CD 57 General Humanities International music
Guatemala Vol. 1 - Manuel Martinez-
Sobral and Ricardo CastilloCD Religion
tracks 8/9 (Xibalba) are inspired by the Mayan
epic, Popol Vuh
The Fog of War DVD 107 War
award-winning documentary of an interview with
former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara
regarding the lessons learned from Vietnam
Utah: State of the Arts Book 232 General HumanitiesDetails the art found in Utah in photographs and
essays; good for field trips
The Sacred Balance: A Visual
Celebration of Our Place in Nature -
David Suzuki and Amanda McConnell
Book 150 Nature; environment
based on David Suzuki's documentary on
relationship of humankind and nature illustrated
with photographs
Salt Lake County Art Collection Book 62 General Humanitiesillustrated catalog of Salt Lake County's art
collection; good for field trips
The Portable Darwin, edited by Duncan
PorterBook 558
Nature; science; general
humanities; great books
Henry V - Kenneth Branaugh version VHS 138 War
Harems of the Mind: Passages of
Western Art and Literature by Ruth
Yeazell
Book 300Religion; general humanities;
literature; art history; gender
investigation of the way that the West perceives
harems; illustrated with color plates of harem
paintings
Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures:
Orientalism in America, 1870-1930 - Holly
Edwards
Book 240Religion; general humanities;
literature; art history; gender
illustrated catalog of the exhibition at the Sterline
and Francine Clark Art Institute, 6 June-4
September 2000; investigates the way that the
West perceives the orient
American Visionaries: Selections from the
Whitney Museum of American ArtBook 336 general humanities; art history
highlights the careers of more than 280 artists
whose work is in the Whitney Museum; 400
illustrations
Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled
Film StillsBook 164 art history; gender
collection of 70 black & white photographs created
between 1977 and 1980 cataloguing female
personae from the movies; played and staged by
Cindy Sherman; comments on the role of mass
media in shaping female identity
Visualizations: The Nature Book of Art
and Science by Martin KempBook 200 art history; nature; science; death
illustrated essays on the interplay between art and
science provide an evocative and erudite
investigation into shared motifs in the two
disciplines
Depiction - Micharel Podro Book 193 art history
philosophical inquiry into the nature of depiction
and a study of the artists Donatello, Rembrandt,
Chardin, and Hogarth
Islam: Empire of Faith (copy 2) VHS
163 on
two
tapes
Religion PBS; narrated by Ben Kingsley
Chris Hedges Interview on RadioWest
11/11/03CD 50 War
Chris Hedges, a NYTimes war correspondent on
the allure of war
Inside Mecca (National Geographic) DVD 60 Religionfollows a number of participants in the holy
pilgrimage to the city of Mecca
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B.
Anthony
DVD 100 Gender produced by Ken Burns
W. Eugene Smith 55 Book 100art history; war; photography;
general humanities
55 photographs of the war correspondent and Life
Magazine photographer
Dorothea Lange 55 Book 100art history; photography; race;
general humanities55 photographs of the Life Magazine photographer
Utah Museum of Fine Arts catalogue of
selected worksBook 200 art history; general humanities
showcases many of the works found at the UMFA
with full catalogue descriptions not found at the
actual museum
Saving Private Ryan VHS
169on
two
tapes
war directed by Steven Spielberg
A Raisin in the Sun VHS 128 Race; drama; film Sidney Poitier
Lost Treasures of Tibet VHS 60 Religion; art history
documentary about the attempt to save the 13th
century paintings in the Tibetan Buddhist temple at
Mustang; excellent examples of Buddhist artwork
The Message: the Story of Islam (3
copies)DVD 178 Religion
epic about the founding of Islam by Mohammad in
the 7th century; starring Anthony Quinn and Irene
Papas; in keeping with Muslim tradition,
Mohammed is never actually shown in the film
Sacred Tibetan Chant CD 65 Religion
Traditional Tibetan chants sung by the monks of
Sherab Ling Monastery, seat of the government in
exile of the Dalai Lama
Japanese Prints Book 200art history; nature; general
humanities
discussion of Japanes printmaking illustrated with
hundreds of color and black & white examples
Poets of World War II Book 262 waredited by Harvey Shapiro; 120 poems by 62
American poets about World War II
Adventure of Photography: 150 Years of
the Photographic ImageVHS
260on
two
tapes
Photography; Nature; War
covers early photography, surrealists, war
photography, portraiture, correspondents; fashion;
nudes, science, amateur, and the photographic
market
Death of a Salesman VHS 135 Drama; Freedom; Responsibility
Dustin Hoffman stars as Willy Loman in Arthur
Miller's "corrosive look at the dark side of the
American dream"
A Streetcar Named Desire VHS 131 Drama; romantic love
Elia Kazan's version of Tennesee William's play,
starring Marlon Brando in his Academy Award-
winning milestone role
Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish
Civil WarCD 58 War
17 songs from traditional American folk tunes to
Spanish flamenco and Irish Ballads sung on the
Spanish frontlines
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet VHS 120 Love; drama Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Chartres Cathedral: A Sacred Geometry DVD 60 religion; architecture
features haunting images and beautiful music and
advances theories of Keith Critchlow regarding the
role of sacred architecture; 44 stained glass
windows tell the story of the world
The Face: Jesus in Art DVD 120 Religion; art history
traces the different ways in which Jesus has been
represented in art by people from the 3rd century
to the present
Hamlet -- Mel Gibson DVD 135 Drama; death
Against the Odds: The Artists of the
Harlem RenaissanceVHS 60 art history; race
features more than 130 paintings, prints,
photographs, and sculptures by Black artists of the
1920s and 30s
Patton VHS 171 War Rated PG
A Design for Liberty: The American
ConstitutionVHS 28 freedom & responsibility
a documentary about the road from the
Declaration of Independence to the Constitution;
includes a flyer with biographies of the signers
The Poster in History by Max Gallo Book 336 art history; general humanitiesdiscussion of over 480 posters from the past two
hundred years
The Dore Bible Illustrations Book 241art history; general humanities;
religion241 plates
The Dore Ilustrations for Dante's Divine
ComedyBook 135
art history; general humanities;
religion136 plates
Architecture: A Visual History by James
NealBook 512
art history; architecture; general
humanities
400 photographs of buildings from the ancient to
modern with a discussion of their place in
architectural history
Music and the Mind by Anthony Storr Book 212 music; general humanitiesa psychiatrist looks at why music stimulates the
mind, captivates the heart, and nurtures the soul
Emotion and Meaning in Music by
Leonard MeyerBook 306 music; general humanities
examines the relationship between music theory
and aesthetics
Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical
History by Lawrence Kramer with CDBook 335 music; general humanities
pathbreaking work in New Musicology; intregrating
the study of music with social and cultural issues
Key Writers on Art: The Twentienth
CenturyBook 314 art history guide to modern responses to the visual arts
On Photography by Susan Sontag Book 208 art history; general humanities
Classical Music and Postmodern
Knowledge by Lawrence KramerBook 297 music; general humanities
case studies demonstrating that classical music is
a force in history
Political Ideologies and the Democratic
Ideal by Terence Bell and Richard DaggerBook 288 freedom & responsibility
Challenges in Environmental Ethics, a
talk by Holmes Rolston III, 13 February
2004
VHS 50 nature
Challenges in Environmental Ethics, a
talk by Holmes Rolston III, 13 February
2004
VHS 50 nature
Opera Favorities: Der Ring des
Nibelungen - WagnerCD
Mythology; religion; music;
Romanticism
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Love and Marriage -
Rossini's Barber of Seveille; Mozart's
Marriage of Figaro; Smetana's Bartered
Bride
CD Romantic love; music
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Star-crossed Lovers -
Verdi's Aida; Puccini's Madame Butterfly;
Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
CD Romantic love; music
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Tragic Heroines -
Verdi's La Traviata; Puccini's La Boheme;
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
CD gender; romantic love; music
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Revenge - Verdi's
Rigoletto; Mascagni's Cavalleria
rusticana; Leoncavallo's Pagliacci
CD music; freedom & responsibility
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Powers of Darkness -
Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann;
Gounod's Faust; Weber's Der Freischutz
CD music; religion; mythology
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Fate and Fortune -
Verdi's Il Trovatore; Wagner's The Flying
Dutchman; Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
CD music; freedom & responsibility
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Opera Favorites: Young Romance -
Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore; Straus's Der
Rosenkavalier; Mozart's Cosi fan tutte
CD music; romantic love
part of the series "In Classical Mood" containing
booklets that explain the context and meaning of
the selections
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 1, Hildegard von Bingen Music of a
Saint
CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 2, Lamentations - Palestrina, Victoria,
Gesualdo, Tallis, Byrd, Kirbye, Ramsey,
Weelkes, Des Prez, Tomkins, Allegri
CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 3/4 Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata
Vergine; Purcell: Sacred Music
CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 5 J. S. Bach: Magnificat; Vivaldi:
Gloria; Caldara: Stabat Mater
CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 6/7 J.S. Bach: Mass in B MinorCD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 8 Mozart: Mass in C Minor K427CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 9 J. Haydn: HarmoniemesseCD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 10 Shubert: Mass in B flat major
Magnificat
CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 11/12 Dvorak: Stabat MaterCD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 13 Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in D
minor
CD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 14 Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemCD music; religion
Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music -
CD 15 Durufle: Requiem; Part: Magnificat
Antiphonen
CD music; religion
Henryk Mikolag Gorecki - Symfonia No 1,
Chorus 1, Op. 20CD music
Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical
HitsCD music
Philip Glass - Songs from the Trilogy CDmusic; religion; mythology;
freedom & responsibility
Einstein on the Beach; Sayagraha (about Ghandi);
Akhnaten (about the Egyptian pharoah who
ushered in monotheism)
Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 2;
Samuel Barber, Violin ConcertoCD music
Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall CD
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue CD
Aaron Jay Kernis, 100 Greatest Dance
HitsCD
American Works for String Quartet CD
Pachelbel, Kanon; Tchaikovsky,
Serenade for Strings; Vaughan Williams,
Fantasia on Greensleeves; Borodin,
Ncturne
CD
Gustav Holst, The Planets CD
Carl Orff, Carmina Burana (San
Francisco Symphony)CD 59:07
Classical Music for People Who Hate
Classical MusicCD
Fireworks for Orchestra CD war
Copeland, Old American Songs; Ives,
SongsCD
P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex & Other
Choral CalamitiesCD
Encores CD
Great Love Duets CD romantic love
The Opera Collection: Volume 1 CD
Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture;
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an ExhibitionCD
Arthur Rubinstein, Selections from the
Chopin CollectionCD
A Salute to American Music - Highlights CD
Brahms, Symphony No. 3 CD
The Julian Bream Consort: Fantasie,
Ayres and Dances: Elizabethan Jacobean
Consort Music
CD
Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor;
Prelude & Fugue in B minor; Concerto
No. 2 in A minor; Prelude & Fugue in D
major
CD
Stravinsky's Greatest Hits CD
Bedrich Smetana: Ma Vlast CD
Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 " New World" CD
Telarch Collection, vol. 3: 18 Selections
from the World's Finest Sound
Recordings
CD
J.S. Bach - Suite No 2, Concerto for
Flute, violin, & harpsichord performed by
James Galway
CD
The Elizabethan Collection: Music for
Lute and Viols from the time of Queen
Elizabeth I
Casse
tte
Film as Religion: Myths, Morals, & Rituals
- John C. LydenBook 287 mythology; religion; film
Marc Chagall: Life and Work - Franz
MeyerBook 775 art history
complete catalogue of the painter's work;
illustrated with color plates and black & white
illustrations