Television: An Undergraduate Research Guide : Video
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Television on DVD
College Library owns a number of television series including such HBO shows as Game of Thrones, Girls, True Blood, The Sopranos, and Sex and the City. Also available are the series Lost, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, and landmark Showtime series such as Homeland, Dexter and Queer as Folk. Library patrons are encouraged to suggest a purchase.
Breaking Bad, Seasons 1-5Main Collection, PN1992.77 B743 2009 v.1-4
Mad Men, Seasons 1-7Main Collection, PN1992.77 M33 2010b
True Blood, Seasons 1-7Main Collection, PN1992.77 T78 2012
The Wire, Seasons 1-5Main Collection, PN1992.8 T78 W57x 2004
Game of Thrones, Seasons 1-6Main Collection, PN1992.77 G36 2012
Girls, Seasons 1-5Call Number: PN1992.77 G5757 2012
DVDs on Television
Dreamworlds 3: Desire, Sex & Power in Music VideoCall Number: PN1992.8 M87 D744 2007A look at how the narratives of music videos shape individual & cultural attitudes toward femininity, masculinity, sexuality and race.
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on JournalismCall Number: PN4738 O98 2004A documentary on the reported conservative bias of Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel, which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced." Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
The Edward R. Murrow CollectionCall Number: PN4784 B75 E39 2005Hosted by Mike Wallace, Walter Cronkite, and Dan Rather, these DVDs explore the life and groundbreaking work of Edward R. Murrow, America’s most esteemed broadcast journalist.
Miss Representation by Call Number: HQ1421 M57 2011Publication Date: 2011This DVD explores how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in influential positions in America and challenges the media's limiting and often disparaging portrayals of women.
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class by Call Number: P94.5 W68 C53 2005Publication Date: c. 2005Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants, stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy.
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