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Pbs Learning Media: Women in Stem: Prejudice and Progress: Decoding Watson
Explore Rosalind Franklin's legacy as a pioneering woman in STEM in this media gallery from the American Masters film Decoding Watson. Biologists and historians of science examine the prejudices Franklin faced, how the climate in...
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Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: James Watson
This is a three video collection about the discovery of DNA structure and function, how it was discovered, and how it works.
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Pbs: The Left Hand of Darkness and Gender Fluidity: Ursula K. Le Guin
In 1969, Ursula K. Le Guin published a groundbreaking novel called "The Left Hand of Darkness" that questioned binary concepts of gender. Learn about the backlash from fans that found the book too controversial as well as criticism from...
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Pbs Learning Media: Paving the Way for Fantasy Fiction: Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" was a breakthrough novel when it was first published in 1968, pushing the boundaries of fantasy in literature. Explore how Earthsea paved the way for this beloved genre in this video from the...
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Pbs: Ethics in Lit: "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas": Ursula K. Le Guin
Explore the ethical dilemma presented in Le Guin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" in this video [3:43] from the American Masters film "Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin." The short story provides rich material for students to...
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Pbs: Science Fiction and Fantasy as Serious Literature: Ursula K. Le Guin
Learn how science fiction and fantasy transformed over time from a marginalized genre into prestige literature in this video [1:37] from the American Masters film Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin. Renowned writer Ursula K. Le Guin helped to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Native American Mythology: N. Scott Momaday
Explore how Kiowa mythology explains natural phenomena like Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, the big dipper constellation, and the origin of tornadoes through ancient stories in this series of animated videos from the American...
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Pbs: "Blood Memory": Native American Storytelling, Oral Tradition: Scott Momaday
How are stories part of our collective culture and memory? Explore the role of the oral tradition for Native American tribes like the Kiowa and how writers like N. Scott Momaday has managed to transfer the oral tradition to the page...
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Pbs Learning Media: Character Study: Scout Finch
This video [4:18] from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo highlights Scout, one of the most beloved characters in all of American fiction and the main character of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In the video, students learn what...
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Pbs Learning Media: Hedy Lamarr \ Women in World War Ii
Discover the role of women in World War II in this video [1:55] from the American Masters film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Hedy Lamarr invented frequency hopping-a technology that could have provided a significant advantage to the...
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Pbs Learning Media: What Does He Have to Say to Us Today?
In this video [5:24] segment from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, Bill T. Jones and his Associate Artistic Director, Janet Wong, turn to primary texts to learn more about Abraham Lincoln. In an effort to make...
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Pbs: A Community of People Now: American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
In this segment [5:10] from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, the creative process continues for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in the creation of a dance-theater piece about Abraham Lincoln. Bill...
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Pbs Learning Media: Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange's iconic Migrant Mother photograph, taken during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, is highlighted in this video [3:28] segment from the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning. It uncovers Lange's thoughts...
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Pbs Learning Media: Is to Kill a Mockingbird Still Relevant Today?
This video [4:34] from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo highlights the social climate in the South when To Kill a Mockingbird was first published and a few years later, when the film premiered. The video highlights the reactions to...
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Pbs Learning Media: To Kill a Mockingbird: Southern Reaction 1960
This video [5:08] from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo describes what life was like for those who challenged the system of segregation in the South in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Highlighting observations from cultural and...
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Pbs: To Kill a Mockingbird Setting: A Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930s
In this video [4:34] from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo, learn about the small town of Monroeville, Alabama, Harper Lee's hometown and the inspiration for the fictional town of Maycomb, the setting for To Kill a Mockingbird....
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Pbs Learning Media: Ralph Ellison on Writing
In this video [0:42] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, Robert O'Meally discusses the author's unique approach to writing. This resource is best used in a class or lesson on fiction writing.
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Pbs Learning Media: Ralph Ellison and the Black Arts Movement
In this video [5:00] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss conflicts between Ralph Ellison and the leaders of the Black Arts Movement. Ellison was often criticized for prioritizing aesthetics...
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Pbs Learning Media: Dr. Bledsoe: A Fictional Booker T. Washington
This video [2:33] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey explores the legacy of Booker T. Washington, the controversial leader of the Tuskegee Institute and model for the character of Dr. Bledsoe in Invisible Man.
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Pbs Learning Media: Ralph Ellison: Renaissance Man
In this video [5:17] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on Ellison's writing. Alain Locke's "The New Negro," jazz music, and painter Aaron Douglas...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Harlem Riot
This video [1:38] from the American Masters film from Ralph Ellison: An American Journey describes the Harlem Riot of 1943 and its influence on Ellison's writing. Ellison covered the riot for the "New York Post" and witnessed many of the...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Brotherhood: A Critique of the Communist Party
This video [1:57] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey explores the relationship between the fictional Brotherhood in the novel Invisible Man and the real-life Communist Party. Both Ellison and his literary...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jazz: A Metaphor for America
In this video [6:05] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss the author's ideas about jazz music. Ellison recognized jazz as an art form that represented the complexity of America's...
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Pbs Learning Media: Invisible Man: The Trueblood Incident
This video [2:13] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey features critical analysis of the protagonist's encounter with Jim Trueblood in the novel Invisible Man. Scholars discuss the possibility that Trueblood...