Today’s Google Doodle for December 13, 2023 is of Agnès Varda, a Belgian-born French filmmaker who is known as a pioneer of French New Wave Cinema. Her style was influenced by her experience with still photography and her method of “cinécriture” (“cinematic writing” or “writing on film”) filmmaking. If you’re interested in learning more about […]
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with our top picks
In the early 1900s, a Dr. Arthur C. Parker, who hails from a Native American lineage, convinced the Boys Scouts of America to celebrate a day for the “First Americans”. Nearly a century later, President George H. W. Bush declared November 1990 as the first Native American Heritage Month, which continues to be celebrated now. […]
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Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance
This year and every year, Transgender Awareness Week goes from November 13th to November 19th and culminates with Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. In 1999, transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance to honor the loss of a transgender woman named Rita Hester in 1998. Since then, November 20th has […]
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Immigration Film Fest 2023
The 10th outing of the Annual Immigration Film Fest will be held through October 20-22. If you can’t make it to the theaters, you can watch some of the films online from the comfort of your home. The festival also features a reception where you can meet the creators, actors and the wonderful people whose stories […]
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to celebrate. Originally established as National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded to a full month in 1989, this celebration runs from September 15th through October 15th every year. This month includes important dates for many Hispanic countries, including […]
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We’re back!
Hello again from American University Library’s Media Services! This is the official relaunch of our very own media related blog. We’ll be posting news and information about our physical and streaming collections – over 100,000 titles available to AU faculty staff and students. New titles, subject spotlights and highlights from our streaming suppliers. Also news […]
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2021 Made in Hong Kong Festival
One of the great things about living in DC is that so many of our cultural institutions are free to the public. This includes some of the Smithsonian’s special events, like the annual Made in Hong Kong film festival hosted by the National Museum of Asian Art. The festival is virtual this year due to […]
Continue readingStreaming Films and Documentaries on Voting and Elections in the United States and Beyond
by Emily Walsh While the 2020 presidential election votes are still being counted, this list of streaming documentaries and feature films at the AU Library dives into elections and voting behaviors in America and other countries around the world. Enjoy this collection of 15 videos to help take your mind off of the news and […]
Continue readingThe Myth of Kanopy
We here at Media Services recently changed our Kanopy subscription. Before this semester, library users could watch any Kanopy film at any time, no questions asked. Though Kanopy looks (and markets itself) as the educational equivalent of Netflix or Amazon Prime, instead of paying a flat fee of x dollars/month, the library paid $150 per […]
Continue readingA Tribute to Stan Lee
American pop culture lost one of its patriarchs today. Stan Lee, born in 1922, revolutionized the comic book industry, helping it to evolve from a niche industry into cultural force. Lee built an incredible, interconnected world at Marvel Comics, and I don’t know where I’d be personally if I hadn’t had Uncanny X-Men to get me […]
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