Research Guides: GCS 250: Narratives of Migration: Videos & Music

Documentary Films About Medieval Spain

Christians, Jews, and Moslems in Medieval Spain
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) D117 .E87 2004

Describes the history of Spain from 711 to 1492, a period of Arab domination and intellectual ferment.
Islam, Empire of Faith
Call Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) BP50.I74 2001

Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later.
When the Moors Ruled in Europe
Call Number: PNCA Mezzanine DVDs DP 103 .W54 2008

Traces the rise and fall of Islam in the West, describing the transformation of Europe from the 8th to 15th centuries through a wealth of developments in various fields, public infrastructure and societal concepts.
Acts of Faith: Jewish Civilization in Spain
Call Number: In Summit

Looks at remnants of what was once the great Jewish civilization in Spain: the artifacts, which were Christianized or destroyed; and the people, many of whom continued to practice elements of the religion and folklore of Judaism and for most of whom the memory of Jewishness has been extinguished.

The Making of Spain: Conquest
The cultures and religions that have shaped the Spain we know today are revealed over the course of a journey through its key cities – Madrid, Granada, Cordoba, Seville and Cartagena--from Hannibal to the Caliphate, the Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian, the Jewish Prime Ministers under Muslim rule to the expulsion of the Jews
The Making of Spain: 2. Conquest
Episode covers the truth about Spain's hero El Cid, the horror of the Spanish Inquisition, and Ferdinand and Isabella.

The Border Wall (2008)
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) JV6483 .B67 2008

The Border Wall is a new documentary from filmmaker Wayne Ewing about the attempt by the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Michael Chertoff to erect 670 miles of walls along the 2000 mile southern border of the United States in the waning days of the Bush administration.
Who Is Dayani Cristal? (2014)
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) JV6483 .W46 2014

Tells the story of a migrant who found himself in the deadly stretch of the Sonora Desert known as "the corridor of death," and shows how one life becomes testimony to the tragic results of the U.S. war on immigration.
The Other Side Of Immigration (2009)
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) JV7401 .O83 2010

"Based on over 700 interviews in rural Mexican towns where about half the population has left to work in the United States, [this film] asks why so many Mexicans come to the U.S. and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind.

Academic Video Online (AVON)
Provides videos with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, and more. Includes more than 70,000 video titles spanning a range of subject areas such as anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Kanopy
Provides access to thousands of award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, latest festival hits, classic films, television series, and more. The collection of films support a wide variety of subject areas including the Arts, Media Studies, Politics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, LBGTQAI+, Psychology, Business, Sciences, Health, Education, and History.

El Norte (1983)
Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.S6 N75 2009

After the Guatemalan army destroys their village and family, two Mayan Indian peasants, Enrique and Rosa, a teenage brother and sister, who barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to United States.
The Border (1982)
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.D7 B72 2004

A border guard faces corruption in his department when the infant of a poor Mexican girl is kidnapped.
Norteado (2011)
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.S6 N752 2011

Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Andres sets out on a journey to cross the US border in search of his family. After various failed attempts he settles down in Tijuana...
Cabeza De Vaca
Call Number: In Summit

In 1528 a Spanish expedition founders off the coast of Florida. 600 lives are lost. One survivor, Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades....

Contemporary World Music
Contains important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.
Classical Music Library
the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera.
Jazz Music Library
The largest and most comprehensive collection of streaming jazz available online with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres.