Computer-Mediated Anthropology
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CMA-Related Films |
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Hi-tech hate - (45 minutes, 1996) "Examines the use of the Internet by some groups to spread messages of hate around the globe" Hooked (2) - (62 minutes, 2003) "Documentary investigation into on-line internet cruising in the gay community. Interview subjects reveal information as to their reasons for cruising on-line. The frequency with which they meet people on-line and their attitudes toward how truthful they and others are." --Summary written by Havan Ironoak {Havan_Ironoak@bigfoot.com), IMDB.com Human values in a technological age - (120 minutes, 2001) "Michael Gorman presents a historical perspective on how technology in 1901 was making an impact on people and libraries just as technology is impacting us today. Michael Gorman and Lesley Williams discuss the advantages and disadvantages of today's technology, how libraries should adapt to the changes and how technology effects our values as librarians. Jenny Pompe explains how her book art reflects the conflict between print and electronic technology. Interactive program originally broadcast by the College of DuPage Satellite Network on January 19, 2001, 3:00- 5:00 P.M. (EST); taped off-air with permission. Handouts, resources, and bibliographies available on accompanying web site. " The Industry Leaders and Online Strategy - (13 minutes, 2000) "Just as in the bricks-and-mortar world, a marketing plan is a must in cyberspace. In this program, leaders in the field of online marketing cut through the confusion to lay out the principles of driving traffic, branding, and targeting on the Internet. Executives from companies including 24/7 Media, Renegade Marketing Group, Beyond Interactive, and Media Metrix offer keen insights into a wide range of topics, such as the value of online linking, how to effectively integrate offline and online brands, and the use of focus groups and site registration to gather demographic information on niche communities." The information highway / AAAS/ACM Panel presentation. - (2 videos, 163 minutes 1994) "Notes: Container has: The Distinguished lecture series VII. Recorded February 21, 1994. An American Association for the Advancement of Science and Association of Computing Machinery blue ribbon panel explores the most urgent issues concerning the National Information Infrastructure, Internet, Global internet, and what they have in commmon - to include cost/funding, information rights (privacy, freedom of speech, access to public information, etc); and public application such as education, research, libraries, public health and government agencies/services; issues also include the controversial clipper chip, social and constitutional concerns, trusting the government, and more." --lib.usf.edu Information Superhighway Series - (2 parts, 30 minutes each, 1995) "This two-part series provides the basic information needed to explore the Internet and use it to find a job. A Cambridge Educational Production." Inside the Internet - (50 minutes, 1997) "From its simple origins to its emergence as a global nervous system, the Internet has changed the way the world works. In this fascinating overview, ARPANET pioneers and Usenet trailblazers describe how the Internet and e-mail came to be. Next, law enforcement officers and hackers from the L0pht address censorship, worms and viruses, and the challenge of Internet security. And finally, Web experts discuss the use of hyperlinks, graphical interfaces, search engines, and streaming technology to make the Internet more transparent, while the CEOs of DoubleClick and now-defunct DigiCash talk about the impact of e-commerce. A BBC Production." Inside the Ku Klux Klan: Faces of Hate - (53 minutes, 1999) "In this compelling program, the leaders of the American Knights of the KKK and the Invisible Empire of the KKK air their xenophobic views and discuss their efforts to boost membership through rallies, the Internet, and pamphlets. Civil rights crusader Morris Dees, historian David Oshinsky, authors Raphael Ezekiel and Wyn Craig Wade, representatives of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League, and religious and civic leaders analyze the Klan’s ideology and deflate their rhetoric. Riveting footage of Klan rallies is included. Contains inflammatory language. Produced by CBS News Productions." Integrated learning: technologize your lesson - (55 minutes, 1999/2000) "Teachers are designing some outstanding and challenging technology-rich learning experiences for students. Some of those spotlighted are World Traveler, and Age of Exploration and Discovery. " --lib.usf.edu Intelligence: A New Definition for the Information Age - (77 minutes, 1998) "Success in the Internet era seems to rely more and more on that intangible quality called intelligence. This thought-provoking program critically examines intelligence and technology in today’s world, skewering outdated assumptions and arguing for an all-encompassing perspective that incorporates the full range of human capabilities. Encounters that run the gamut from schoolchildren to computer hackers and from behaviorists to brain specialists offer a new perspective on humanity’s most mysterious capacity and how it is defined." The Internet: behind the web - (46 minutes, 2000) "A history of the development of the Internet. Originally broadcast on the History Channel as a segment of: Modern marvels." --lib.usf.edu Internet Careers: College Not Required - (28 minutes, 1998) "This program encourages viewers to consider one of the most challenging and best paying job clusters today...careers related to developing, programming, and managing Internet sites. Your video tour of the cyber-world starts by introducing you to a variety of Internet professionals ranging from an Internet service provider to a husband-wife team that operates out of their home. Viewers will see what it takes to make it in this exciting industry and what employers are looking for in their employees. Employers share their insights on who they are and why their personalities fit so well in the Internet world. You’ll learn firsthand how this new profession is taking shape and what it takes to mold a career that’s right for you. Internet professionals also give insight into what the future will hold for the Web industry. Interviews with webmasters, producers, graphic artists, and others cover skills, abilities, and aptitudes necessary to get a great entry-level job. A Cambridge Educational Production." The Internet: cyber hate and freedom of speech - (20 minutes, 1995) "The Internet represents an interactive revolution in the way we access information and the points of view of people around the world. Cyberspace, the abstract realm of computer communication, is the new wild frontier. Unregulated, the Internet may be the last bastion in free speech and open debate; but it has also proven to be a powerful pulpit for hate-filled propaganda directed at students and all on-line users. This documentary compares cases studies of how two countries -- the United States and Canada -- are coping with this critical issue in different fashions."--Distributor's study guide. The Internet: The End of TV as We Know It? - (2 parts, 50 minutes each, 2000) "How will producers, advertisers, and consumers be affected when information and entertainment merge into the on-demand environment of the Internet? Segment one of this program deals with the displacement of broadcast TV, while segment two examines the rise of cultural capitalism and the vanishing distinction between producers and consumers. A collage of interviews with Peter Schwartz, of Global Business Network; Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos; and heavy hitters from Walt Disney, Sony Digital Media, the Hollywood Stock Exchange, About.com, TiVo, Eidos Games, and MIT explore the business, cultural, and technological ramifications of living in a world where the Internet is the new medium of choice." Internet Marketing and Advertising Strategies - (4-part series, 13-22 minutes each, 2000) "In a market where hundreds of online ventures take off each week, only the educated e-tailer will succeed. This timely four-part series introduces marketing and advertising professionals as well as students to the knowledge they need to enter the e-commerce arena, where access to the eyes—and wallets—of millions is only a click away." The Internet Money Machine - (23 minutes, 1999) "Buying and selling like lightning, a 27-year-old multimillionaire day-traded his way to a fortune via the Internet, while two Cornell University students launched an online community that, at its initial public offering, was valued at $194 million. In this program—filmed at the height of the Internet boom—day trader Scott Friedman and the "twenty-something" founders of TheGlobe.com discuss their remarkable successes. In addition, financial experts including Deutschebank’s Ed Yardeni and Richard Quest, the BBC’s U.S. business reporter, voice their views on the new Internet/Wall Street synergy." Internet for Teachers - (17 minutes, 1999) "Video discusses how teachers can use the Internet to supplement textbooks, access educational resources, formulate lesson plans and projects, become aware of professional groups, conferences and conventions, experience distance learning, and network with colleagues through the use of e-mail. " --lib.usf.edu The Internet: Portal to Everywhere - (41 minutes, 2000) "The Internet is quickly dissolving the boundaries of time zones, geography, and even language. This program, hosted by CNBC’s Tyler Mathisen, brings together visionaries and commentators to spotlight Internet applications in vogue around the world. Businesses including real-time Internet research service iNetNow as well as educational initiatives such as Africam.com, a provider of virtual safaris, are profiled. Broadband capabilities and wireless access are explored, along with day-trading and venture capital. Cybersurgery, an online auction, and Web-based games also grab a share of the limelight." Internet Searching Skills - (23 minutes, 1998) "Intended audience: Grades 5 and up. Hosted by Eleanor Mondale, Internet Searching Skills is a comprehensive video guide to searching the World Wide Web. In logical, step-by-step strategies, Eleanor and her virtual friend Jane explain how to access, research, evaluate and communicate vast Internet resources into results anyone can use-in school, daily life or in the working world. " Internet Shopping in the 21st Century - (57 minutes, 2000) "This program, filmed at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, links two innovators who really know e-commerce: Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos, standard-bearer for all companies operating solely online, and David Dyer, president and CEO of Lands’ End, who expanded his brand into cyberspace as well as into the clothing department of Sears to make his business a leader in the apparel arena. Together they address the challenges of e-tailing in the post-New Economy world while MBA students and faculty ask questions about Internet privacy, the commercial digital divide, and consumer demands for very rapid delivery." Internet Shopping: Interactive or Invasive? - (13 minutes, 1999) "E-tailers routinely collect information from visitors to their Web sites to better target their ads. Is this surrender of privacy the price of a personalized online shopping experience? In this program, NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye seeks to understand the dynamics of, and the ethical issues surrounding, strategic online marketing with top management from Buy.com, Lycos, and DoubleClick and an attorney from the Center for Democracy and Technology. From cookies to banner ads, the gathering and leveraging of consumer data is viewed as the key to making e-commerce viable." Inventions - (48 minutes, 1995) "This program explores the changes brought by mass production, the invention of new materials, how the needs of war fueled rapid technological progress, and how the invention of products for the home changed everyday life. The program takes a particularly close look at communications, and the importance of development in this area, from the radio to the Internet. Featured in the program are several inventors, including the Director of the Sony Corporation’s Research Center." Knowledge Management - (30 minutes, 1999) "How do companies tap the information locked up in the minds of their employees? The three modules of this program compare various corporate learning systems designed to increase knowledge and promote the sharing and archiving of data. Case studies feature the 70,000-employee consulting firm Arthur Andersen; the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Daimler Benz, and Volvo; and Switzerland’s ABB, the world’s largest power company. " Language - (53 minutes, 2000) Series: The art of communicating "Originally produced as a segment of the television series Ecco Homo, 1999. Examines language in a historical context and as a political tool. Describes the effect that the printing press and the Internet have had on the ascendancy of English as the universal language, and the resultant disappearance of many other languages. " --lib.usf.edu Learning: From Socrates to Cyberspace - (64 minutes, 1998) "This program provides an overview of the history of education and distance learning, including an extensive interview with Professor Neil Postman from the first television classroom of the 1950s, Sunrise Semester. From there, the program explores various case studies involving distance learning: a homeless women gets her GED; a handicapped woman graduates from college; and a choreographer puts together a Net dance course by combining images of life-forms with virtual reality. The founder of the first M.S. degree in information systems talks about how it is used by corporations to train young executives. Linda Harrison, author of the Virtual You guidebook to learning on the Internet, talks about how teachers can shape the educational environment to include distance learning. Various experts discuss the future of on-line education." Making Connections: Understanding the Convergence of Phones, TV, Cable, and Computers - (27 minutes, 1999) "Answer the phone—the television is ringing. In part one of this program, NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman reports on the current state of telecommunications, as AT&T and the Baby Bells leverage broad-band cable technology to wrestle for market share. Along with TV shows, cable can handle voice communications, e-mail, Web access, and more—simultaneously. In part two, Mr. Solman questions the complexities of a total information environment where voice recognition and video conferencing technologies seamlessly blend the Internet, telephony, and television. Will consumers be able to cope with all the new choices?" Mass communication versus mass media - (97 minutes 1996) "Notes: From the Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy held in 1996 and sponsored by the National Science Foundation and others. Summary: Panel speculates whether the new electronic media will be a means for many people to communicate with each other or for a few to promote their own ends. "--lib.usf.edu Media Interrupted: The Dissection of Media in American Culture - (One 25-minute video each, © 2001)"With more and more channels on television and widespread Internet access, the media and its effects are growing at an exponential rate. This three-part series investigates this unavoidable influence on our lives. Experts analyze how newspapers, television, advertising, and other media can sway what we do, determine what we buy, and even alter how we view our sexuality. The series is highlighted by commentary from George Gerbner, Professor of Communications at Temple University; Todd Gitlin, New York University media scholar; and Melanie Mannarino, Senior Editor of Seventeen magazine. These and other professionals dissect the many ways in which the media has influenced people throughout history, and continues to do so today. Includes enlightening narration, on-the-street interviews, and visual examples to provide a powerful look at media in American culture. Media Interrupted is fast-paced, entertaining, and eye-opening. Viewers become more aware of what they are reading, watching, and hearing, and more conscious of why they may make certain decisions and judgments. A Cambridge Educational Production." . Meeting the Needs of All Students with Technology - (70 minutes, 1999/2000) "Examples of how technology equalizes learning opportunities for students are shown, with demonstrations of adaptive technology for physically and visually challenged. Some gifted and talented programs are also introduced " Mindcandy Volume One - (140 mins, 2000) "Anyone who remembers the "Demo Scene" will be excited to know that a group of players from the early days of the PC-compatible Demo days have put together a collection of demos on direct DVD, avoiding the problem of finding compatible equipment to experience the originals. Work is still continuing on them, but the project looks like it has amazing potention to set a new standard in this field. " --BBSdocumentary.com Microsoft vs. the Justice Department: Playing Monopoly - (18 minutes, 1998) "Microsoft has allegedly made predatory use of its monopoly power to stifle competition, integrated its own browser software into Windows’ core code, and manufactured Internet Explorer with embedded Microsoft-oriented hyperlinks. This Emmy Award-winning NewsHour program, which combines footage of top Microsoft executives and their opponents with a hands-on examination of the Windows operating system, neatly presents the root causes of the long-running and acrimonious Microsoft anti-trust trial—in plain English." Mind of the Assassin - (2-part series, 53 minutes each) "What motivates a predator to single out an individual and then alter the course of history by pulling a trigger? When, if ever, is assassination justifiable? And how has technology contributed to the proliferation of such devastating acts? This investigative two-part series presents the five psychological classes of modern-day predators—used by law enforcement professionals to target potential killers—and the historical shift from the political assassin to the contemporary stalker, who is more likely to kill for fame than for ideological conviction. Experts from the FBI, CIA, Secret Service, and Mossad analyze the mentalities of Profile I and II personalities such as Gavrilo Princip, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Sirhan Sirhan and Profile III, IV, and V personalities including James Earl Ray, Mark David Chapman, John Hinckley, and Byron de la Beckwith. In addition, the newest breed of assassin—teens who use the Internet to stalk their prey—is examined." Mundo Sem Fronteiras: Trade in a World Without Borders - (23 minutes, 1994) "This program explores the historical context of globalization during the 20th century through a study of Cable & Wireless, today a leading supplier of Internet and data solutions to business customers worldwide. Tracing the firm’s growth into a multidomestic/multinational corporation, Nancy Adler, professor of organizational behavior and cross-cultural management at McGill University, and Gordon Hewitt, visiting professor of international business and corporate strategy at the University of Michigan, survey a century of trends in international trade and associated human resource issues." Name Brand Counterfeiting: A Global Economic Crisis - (53 minutes, 2002) "Cheap lookalikes of popular goods are flooding the world’s markets, depriving legitimate manufacturers of hundreds of billions of dollars each year. This eye-opening exposé follows the anti-counterfeit investigators of Cartier and BIC from their headquarters to New York and Nigeria and then on to China as they hurry to trace and stop the flow of illegal goods at the source. But bringing injunctions and carrying out raids against the many vendors, Internet merchants, and wholesalers require time, which is not on their side. Every day, inferior fakes are siphoning off sales while tarnishing their products’ reputations for high quality." Net Cafe - "Hosted by Stewart Cheifet, Andrew deVries, and Jane Wither, Net Café takes you behind the scenes of the Internet, the World Wide Web, and the cyber revolution, to meet the people and explore the culture of the "wired" generation. The show features Internet tips, a guide to best web sites, and the lifestyles of the movers and shakers behind the global information superhighway. Produced on location at premier cyber cafés in the San Francisco Bay Area. " Networking on the WWW and Beyond - (30 minutes, 1997) ""The World Wide Web can be a very overwhelming resource. This program is designed to simplify the WWW so that finding an available position at a company, you are interested in, applying to that company, and even interviewing via the Internet can be fun and rewarding. Included are interviews with those involved in interviewing for jobs advertised on the Internet and those who have found employment this way. Focuses on how to best utilize the WWW to network and find job leads by using search engines such as Lycos, Yahoo!, |
