Here are the latest History, Dance, and Music DVDs that have been added to the Library's collection.
Faculty may check out DVDs for classroom use and students may view them while in the library. Bring your SWC photo ID card and the DVD call number to the Circulation Desk.
Legacy : the Origins of Civilization
"Historian Michael Wood stands in the Iraqi desert amid crumbling ruins and dry desolation. He describes a once-thriving metropolis, where merchants brought their goods into the city over a network of lush canals. All that remains is a sea of golden sand, the once large population drifted away, the complex society vanished. As the world approaches the 21st century, this new series reminds us that other nations and cultures prospered for hundreds or even thousands of years. Now all that remains is the legacy of their civilizations, present and influential in our own. " -- cover.
D210 .C55 2003 dvd (8 discs)
Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age
Lectures delivered by Professor Thomas Childers of the University of Pennsylvania tracing the course of European history from the late eighteenth century to the close of the twentieth.
D121 .D355 2001 dvd (4 discs)
The High Middle Ages
This course of twenty-four lectures examines the period know as the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). The first eight lectures cover medieval society. Lectures nine through sixteen examine the intellectual and religious history of Europe during this period. The final eight lectures cover the major political developments and events.
DS63.2.U5 Y37 2003 dvd (4 discs)
United States and the Middle East, 1914 to 9/11
Presents lectures concerning foreign relations between the United States and the Middle East, from 1914 to September 11, 2001.
E840.8.M46 F395 2004 dvd
Fog of War
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. Now, he offers a candid and intimate journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, ad the effects of the Vietnam War.
Dance: New DVDs
GV1682.5 .H24 2005 dvd
Dance On : Anna Halprin
Anna Halprin, dancer, teacher, and founder of the Tamalpa Institute, discusses her project, Circle the earth, as well as her work with Margaret H'Doubler and Arch Lauterer.
GV1782.5 .R62 2003 dvd (2 discs)
How to Choreograph
"This two-volume set presents the basic principles of choreography. Everything I Learned In School illustrates basic principles of good composition through excerpts from dance performances. It teaches how to use time, space, energy, quality of movement, dynamics, and formation design as expressive tools. Everything I NEVER Learned in School explains that true masterpieces transcend the rulebook and encourages viewers to develop an individual style. It warns against cliches, shows how to incorporate elements of surprise, and explores ways to tap into personal experiences."--Insight Media.
GV1785.T39 D363 1999 dvd
Dancemaker
A journey into the world of preeminent choreographer Paul Taylor and his extraordinary dance creations.
Music: New DVDs
M219 .M53 2007 dvd
Midori : Live at Carnegie Hall
Violinist Midori and pianist Robert McDonald live in concert at Carnegie Hall.
M1500 .R54 2006 dvd
Rigoletto
The film version of Verdi's opera in which the Duke of Mantua seduces Gilda, the deformed court jester's beautiful daughter and the court jester (Rigoletto) seeks revenge to restore his family's honor.
M2010.V48 .R4 2005 dvd
Requiem
Verdi's Requiem was written and performed on the first anniversary of the death of Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni. It is a monumental setting of the Latin Mass for the Dead, to be sung by four soloists, chorus and orchestra.
ML50.M69 N688 2005 dvd (2 discs)
Le Nozze di Figaro : Opera Buffa in Quattro Atti
Set in Seville, the opera tells of the intrigue and deceit that surrounds the marriage of Figaro to Susanna.
ML410.W14 B272 2007 dvd (2 discs)
Tristan und Isolde
Recorded: Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 1-9 October 1983.
ML1500.P8 B64 1999 dvd
La Bohème
Puccini's bittersweet tale of high-spirited bohemians and doomed love.
ML3790 .W29 2004 dvd
The Way the Music Died
The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came together as a big bang moment that eventually would generate billions of dollars. But over the last twenty years, MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation, Internet piracy, and greed have contributed to a perfect storm for the recording industry. Frontline examines how the business that has provided the soundtrack of the lives of a generation is on the verge of collapse.
Faculty may check out DVDs for classroom use and students may view them while in the library. Bring your SWC photo ID card and the DVD call number to the Circulation Desk.
History: New DVDs
CB311 W552 2002 dvd (3 discs)Legacy : the Origins of Civilization
"Historian Michael Wood stands in the Iraqi desert amid crumbling ruins and dry desolation. He describes a once-thriving metropolis, where merchants brought their goods into the city over a network of lush canals. All that remains is a sea of golden sand, the once large population drifted away, the complex society vanished. As the world approaches the 21st century, this new series reminds us that other nations and cultures prospered for hundreds or even thousands of years. Now all that remains is the legacy of their civilizations, present and influential in our own. " -- cover.
D210 .C55 2003 dvd (8 discs)
Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age
Lectures delivered by Professor Thomas Childers of the University of Pennsylvania tracing the course of European history from the late eighteenth century to the close of the twentieth.
D121 .D355 2001 dvd (4 discs)
The High Middle Ages
This course of twenty-four lectures examines the period know as the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). The first eight lectures cover medieval society. Lectures nine through sixteen examine the intellectual and religious history of Europe during this period. The final eight lectures cover the major political developments and events.
DS63.2.U5 Y37 2003 dvd (4 discs)
United States and the Middle East, 1914 to 9/11
Presents lectures concerning foreign relations between the United States and the Middle East, from 1914 to September 11, 2001.
E840.8.M46 F395 2004 dvd
Fog of War
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. Now, he offers a candid and intimate journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, ad the effects of the Vietnam War.
Dance: New DVDs
GV1682.5 .H24 2005 dvd
Dance On : Anna Halprin
Anna Halprin, dancer, teacher, and founder of the Tamalpa Institute, discusses her project, Circle the earth, as well as her work with Margaret H'Doubler and Arch Lauterer.
GV1782.5 .R62 2003 dvd (2 discs)
How to Choreograph
"This two-volume set presents the basic principles of choreography. Everything I Learned In School illustrates basic principles of good composition through excerpts from dance performances. It teaches how to use time, space, energy, quality of movement, dynamics, and formation design as expressive tools. Everything I NEVER Learned in School explains that true masterpieces transcend the rulebook and encourages viewers to develop an individual style. It warns against cliches, shows how to incorporate elements of surprise, and explores ways to tap into personal experiences."--Insight Media.
GV1785.T39 D363 1999 dvd
Dancemaker
A journey into the world of preeminent choreographer Paul Taylor and his extraordinary dance creations.
Music: New DVDs
M219 .M53 2007 dvd
Midori : Live at Carnegie Hall
Violinist Midori and pianist Robert McDonald live in concert at Carnegie Hall.
M1500 .R54 2006 dvd
Rigoletto
The film version of Verdi's opera in which the Duke of Mantua seduces Gilda, the deformed court jester's beautiful daughter and the court jester (Rigoletto) seeks revenge to restore his family's honor.
M2010.V48 .R4 2005 dvd
Requiem
Verdi's Requiem was written and performed on the first anniversary of the death of Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni. It is a monumental setting of the Latin Mass for the Dead, to be sung by four soloists, chorus and orchestra.
ML50.M69 N688 2005 dvd (2 discs)
Le Nozze di Figaro : Opera Buffa in Quattro Atti
Set in Seville, the opera tells of the intrigue and deceit that surrounds the marriage of Figaro to Susanna.
ML410.W14 B272 2007 dvd (2 discs)
Tristan und Isolde
Recorded: Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 1-9 October 1983.
ML1500.P8 B64 1999 dvd
La Bohème
Puccini's bittersweet tale of high-spirited bohemians and doomed love.
ML3790 .W29 2004 dvd
The Way the Music Died
The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came together as a big bang moment that eventually would generate billions of dollars. But over the last twenty years, MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation, Internet piracy, and greed have contributed to a perfect storm for the recording industry. Frontline examines how the business that has provided the soundtrack of the lives of a generation is on the verge of collapse.
