Here are the latest 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.
BF723 .S4 D58 2008 dvd
Divide of the Sexes : Gender Roles in Childhood
Why do boys underachieve? How does celebrity culture influence the self-esteem of young girls? In an atmosphere dominated by sex and consumerism, are children growing up too quickly? This program addresses those issues, reporting on a group of 25 eight-year olds as they adjust to gender roles and expectations.
DS557.73 .H43 2002 dvd
Hearts and Minds
Examines the American consciousness that led to involvement in Vietnam. Includes interviews with General William Westmoreland; former Secretary of Defense, Clark Clifford; Senator William Fulbright; Walt Rostow; and Daniel Ellsberg.
E99.E7 N24 1998 dvd
Nanook of the North
Presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs.
GN281 .H86 2010 dvd
The Human Spark
Alan Alda takes a look at how humans first appeared on Earth millions of years ago, and how our species not only survived, but thrived, through some unimaginable conditions. Alda visits with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participates directly in many experiments - including the detailed examination of his own brain.
HF5389 .W67 2009 dvd
Workplace Etiquette : Why Being Polite Counts on the Job
Teaches viewers what employers expect in terms of professional and respectful behavior.
HF5415.1255 .E94 2009 dvd
Everything 2.0 : Redesign your Business through Foresight and Brand Innovation
A presentation addressing ways in which businesses can apply the Web 2.0 phenomenon as a basis for rebranding and creating culture rather than products.
HN80.F54 R6 2003 dvd
Roger & Me
A documentary about Flint, Michigan native Michael Moore and his efforts to meet with General Motors' president Roger Smith in order to persuade the executive to visit Flint, a city which is economically depressed due to the closure of a General Motors plant.
HQ281 .L58 2007 dvd
Lives for Sale
"This program exposes the most painful, disturbing, and hidden dimension of illegal immigration: the growing black market trade in human beings."--container.
JV6475 S242 2009 dvd
Coyote : an immigration case study
"...the film echoes the heady and traumatic experiences known to millions of undocumented immigrants..."
LB 2343.32 R322 2009 dvd
Researching, reading, and writing
"Faced with a mountain of research to conduct, reading to do, and papers to write, students must work both efficiently and shrewdly. This three-section program tells how to identify and cite reliable online and offline sources of information, carve textbook chapters into manageable chunks, and outline and revise papers - all elements that are essential to getting the job done well. Correlates to National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act."--Container.
ML3558 .L38 2009 dvd (2 DVDs)
Latin music USA.
Highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It's a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. Set features a CD with 8 Latin music tracks.
PN 1995.75 C45 2008 dvd
Man with the Movie Camera
An experimental film which uses numerous cinematic techniques (split screens, multiple superimpositions, variable speeds, etc.) to present a dawn to dusk view of urban life in Odessa and other Soviet cities to study the relation between cinema and reality.
PN1995.9.S85 U53 2005 dvd
Un Chien Andalou
Filmed in the subjective language of the unconscious, this early avant-grade film appears as fresh today as when it first appeared.
PN1997 .S78 2006 dvd (2 DVDs)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Based upon the original play : A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams as presented on the stage by Irene Mayer Selznick. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951 -- Elia Kazan, Director, with Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, and Kim Hunter.
PS3608.O832 K58 2008 dvd
The Kite Runner
Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini.
RC1230 B544 2008 dvd
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* : the Side Effects of Being American
Using his own family's uneasy relationship with performance enhancing drugs, Christopher Bell links steroid abuse to an emphasis in American popular culture on being bigger, stronger and faster.
RG556.5 T39 2008 dvd
Teenage pregnancy and adoption
ABC News goes to the Gladney Center for Adoption in Forth Worth, Texas and follows two pregnant teenagers, Erin and Brookanne, as they work through their decisions to have their babies adopted after childbirth.
TJ808.U6 B54 2009 dvd
The Big Energy Gamble
This program explores the pros and cons of California's controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promote energy efficiency, which could be adopted nationwide during the Obama administration.
TJ810 .C384 2008 dvd
Catching the Sun : the Physics of Solar Energy
Two forms of energy that we use every day are electrical energy and heat. During the 20th century we came to rely on fossil fuels as the ultimate source of these energy forms but now, energy from renewable sources is becoming more commonly used. Explains the science involved in each type in straightforward terms.
Southwestern College Dance Productions:
GV1795.S6 A22 2010 dvd (2 DVDs)
Accept Dance, 2010
GV1795.S6 C67 1987 dvd
Choreographer's Concert, 1987
GV1795.S6 D3636 1999 dvd
Dance Scapes
GV1795.S6 S675 2010 dvd (2 DVDs)
Spring Dance Concert, 2010
GV1795.S6 S78 1997 dvd
Studio Dance Concert
