IDS 101: Critical Conversations Through the Arts: Films, Music and Websites

In 2005, a handful of Danish cartoons sparked a worldwide debate over freedom of expression--and the freedom to express religious outrage. Was a violent Islamic backlash against caricatures of the prophet Mohammed justified? Can democracy and fundamentalism coexist in the global community? This program travels to Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Qatar, and Turkey, as well as to France and Denmark, in search of answers.

Before Russell Simmons' Def Poety Jam, Slamnation captured the cutthroat world of spoken-word poetry. The film follows Saul Williams and three other top poets as they make their way to the National Poetry Slam, the Super Bowl of poetry.

Ray Joshua goes to jail, where he finds truth in himself and his craft through writing. Using his talent for poetic rap, Ray learns to survive and rise above the pain of his lost generation.

French slam poetry by Fabien Marsaud, known as Grand Corps Malade (large sick body). CD includes a DVD.

Taped live at the Supper Club in New York, Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry is hosted by popular rap artist Mos Def, and spotlights original material performed by contemporary urban poets..., including Sarah Jones

Seven new half-hour editions taped live at the Supper Club in New York, hosted by popular rap artist Mos Def. Includes Big Poppa E.

As Clarissa Dalloway prepares for an elaborate party, she remembers another summer in the past, when she was a beautiful young woman. Her preparations are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a former suitor from that long-ago summer. As the day of the party unfolds, Mrs. Dalloway's life also becomes strangely intertwined with a young man she never meets, but whose tragic fate strikes a chord of truth, deep in her soul, that she cannot deny.

Orlando is an English nobleman who defies the laws of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations which humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes.

In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it.

Listen to Ghost of Congo Square.

Listen to Blue Crescent.

Listen to Ascension Day .

Listen to The Long Black Line.

Listen to Levees are Breaking Down.

Listen to Baptized in Dirty Water.

Listen to Wade: Hurricane Suite: Storm Warning .

Listen to Black Gold.

Listen to Shame, Shame, Shame.