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Erik Barnouw Award
The Erik Barnouw Award—also known as the OAH Erik Barnouw Award—is named after the late Erik Barnouw, a Columbia University historian and professor who was a specialist in mass media. The OAH -- Organization of American Historians -- gives one or two awards annually to recognize excellent programs, from mass media or documentary films, that relate to American history or further its study. The award was first presented in 1983. List of winners *1983 – ''Brooklyn Bridge'' *1984 – '' Vietnam: A Television History'' *1985 – '' Solomon Northup's Odyssey'' / ''The Legacy of Harry Truman'' *1986 – ''Huey Long'' *1987 – no award *1988 – '' Radio Bikini'' / ''The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis'' *1989 – ''Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo'' *1990 – ''Adam Clayton Powell'' *1991 – ''Eyes on the Prize'' *1992 – ''Coney Island'' / ''Color Adjustment'' *1993 – ''In the White Man's Image'' *1994 – ''At the River I Stand'' *1995 – '' Freedom on My Mind'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Barnouw
Erik Barnouw (June 23, 1908 – July 19, 2001) was an American historian of radio and television broadcasting. At the time of his death, Barnouw was widely considered to be America's most distinguished historian of broadcasting. Life According to the ''Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives'', Erik Barnouw was born in The Hague in the Netherlands, the son of Adriaan (a history teacher), and Ann Eliza Barnouw (who tutored English). The Barnouws came to America in 1919, after the end of World War I when his father became one of the editors of the '' Weekly Review '' and later was the Queen Wilhelmina Professor at Columbia University. Erik attended Horace Mann School in New York City.Media Marathon: A Twentieth-Century Memoir – author, Erik Barnouw – https://www.dukeupress.edu/Media-Marathon/?viewby=title Thereafter Barnouw attended Princeton University where he was an editor of the ''Nassau Literary Magazine.'' After the success of his play ''Open Collars'', which he wrote for P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings Of Defeat
''Wings of Defeat'' is a 2007 documentary feature film in which former Kamikaze pilots reveal they were not fanatics but were ordered to die by a desperate military. ''Wings of Defeat'', broadcast on the PBS Independent Lens series in May 2009, was awarded the 2009 Erik Barnouw Award by the Organization of American Historians. In Japan, World War II Kamikaze are still revered as self-sacrificing heroes. Internationally, they remain a potent symbol of fanaticism. In astonishingly candid interviews, four former Kamikaze reveal that they were neither suicidal nor fanatical. The film reveals they were young men sentenced to death by a military that could not admit defeat. In heartbreaking testimony corroborated with rare archival footage, they tell us about their dramatic survival and their survivors’ guilt. This riveting, seamlessly edited film is an emotionally charged and timely exposé, probing the responsibilities that a government at war has to its people and its soldiers. ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasing The Moon (2019 Film)
''Chasing the Moon'' is a 2019 American television documentary series by Robert Stone about the race to land a man on the Moon. It includes archive footage not seen previously by the public. An accompanying book of the same title, authored by Stone and Alan Anders, was also released. Episodes Episodes were each about 1 hour 48 minutes in length and covered successive stages in the history of the US space program between 1957 and 1969. Broadcast ''Chasing the Moon'' was made for PBS and first broadcast on its ''American Experience'' program in July 2019 over three successive nights. It was among the documentaries and dramas screened that month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Reception Vern Gay of ''Newsday'' wrote, "Stirring history and vitally important." See also *''Apollo 11'', a 2019 documentary * Apollo 11 in popular culture Apollo 11 was the first human spaceflight to land on the Moon. The 1969 mission's wide effect on popular c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vietnam War (TV Series)
''The Vietnam War'' is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War produced and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey C. Ward, and narrated by Peter Coyote. The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV_Parental_Guidelines#TV-MA, TV-MA rating. Production The series cost around $30 million and took more than 10 years to make. It was produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, who had previously collaborated on ''The War (miniseries), The War'' (2007), ''Baseball (TV series), Baseball: The Tenth Inning'' (2010), and ''Prohibition (miniseries), Prohibition'' (2011). The production companies were WETA-TV in Washington, D.C., and Burns' Ken Burns#Florentine Films, Florentine Films. It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The series features interviews with 79 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war or opposed it as Anti-war protest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Más Bebés
''No Más Bebés'' () is an American documentary film that tells the story of immigrant women who were sterilized upon going into labor. Having been sterilized without knowing at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, the mothers sued county doctors, the State of California, and the United States government. Having collected hospital records from a whistleblower, Chicana lawyer Antonia Hernandez led the lawsuit against powerful institutions. Plot summary The documentary introduces several mothers involved in the '' Madrigal v. Quilligan'' trial who recount the day they were sterilized, what their dreams and aspirations concerning family had been beforehand, and their involvement in fighting for Chicana rights. Family members are also introduced throughout, many having just learned about the sterilizations performed on their loved ones. The history of coercive sterilization, focusing on the sterilization of Latina women, is the main theme of the documentary. ''No Más Bebé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death And The Civil War
''Death and the Civil War'' is a 2012 documentary film by Ric Burns. It was aired as an episode of American Experience on PBS. The film was inspired by the book ''This Republic of Suffering'' by Drew Faust. Cast * James Cromwell * Keith David * Gene Jones * Josh Hamilton * Robert Sean Leonard * Amy Madigan * Elizabeth Marvel * Aleksa Palladino Aleksa Palladino (born ) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her lead roles in '' Manny & Lo'', '' The Adventures of Sebastian Cole'', ''Find Me Guilty'', Angela Darmody in the HBO crime series '' Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–2011), Ma ... References External links * {{IMDb title, 2337445 American Experience 2012 films 2012 documentary films Documentary films about the American Civil War Films directed by Ric Burns 2012 television films 2010s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
''The Pruitt-Igoe Myth'' is a 2011 documentary film detailing the history of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis, Missouri, and the eventual decision to raze the entire complex in 1976. The documentary argues that the violent social collapse within the Pruitt-Igoe complex was not due to the demographic composition of its residents, but was a result of wider, external social forces, namely the declining economic fortunes of St. Louis, the resulting impact upon employment opportunities, and the project's failure to meet occupancy projections from the start and therefore to meet monthly income projected to cover maintenance costs. Furnaces made to incinerate garbage failed, pipes/plumbing failed, and more issues kept on to the point residents stopped paying rent. Synopsis The film begins with a former resident of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex returning to the site of the buildings in the north side of St. Louis, and noting that in spite of the decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers
Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the activities and visions of Daniel" Daniel may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature * ''Daniel'' (Old English poem), an adaptation of the Book of Daniel * ''Daniel'', a 2006 novel by Richard Adams * ''Daniel'' (Mankell novel), 2007 Music * "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes song) (2009) * "Daniel" (Elton John song) (1973) * "Daniel", a song from ''Beautiful Creature'' by Juliana Hatfield * ''Daniel'' (album), a 2024 album by Real Estate Other arts and entertainment * ''Daniel'' (1983 film), by Sidney Lumet * ''Daniel'' (2019 film), a Danish film * Daniel (comics), a character in the ''Endless'' series Businesses * Daniel (department store), in the United Kingdom * H & R Daniel, a producer of English porcelain between 1827 and 1846 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage (2008 Film)
''Passage'' is a 2008 documentary film partly based on the book ''Fatal Passage'' about Franklin's lost expedition, Sir John Franklin's lost expedition through the Northwest Passage. The film explores the fate of the doomed mission, including John Rae (explorer), John Rae's efforts to uncover the truth, and Jane Griffin (Lady Franklin), Lady Franklin's campaign to defend her late husband's reputation. The film also features Inuit, Inuk statesman Tagak Curley, who challenges claims made by Lady Franklin supported by her powerful friend, the story teller and "famous author Charles Dickens", widely reported at the time, that Aboriginal people were responsible for the signs of Human cannibalism, cannibalism among the remains of the doomed crew. It premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, Canada in April 2008. ''Passage'' has two main storylines. The first shows John Walker and crew making an historical fiction film ''Fatal Passage'' with a screenplay by Andrew Rai Berzins. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Williams And Black Power
Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Republic of Belarus People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob (surname) * ''Rob.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish practical gardener and journalist Arts and entertainment * ''Rob'' (TV series), an American comedy show * ''Rob Riley'' (comic strip), a British comic strip named after its titular character * ''Rob the Robot'' (TV series), a TV series named after its titular character * Rob, a character from the Cartoon Network series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' * ROB 64, a character in the ''Star Fox'' video game series * '' Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', a 1993 video game nicknamed ''Castlevania: ROB'' * R.O.B., an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System Science and technology * Re-order buffer (ROB), used for out-of-order execution in microprocessors * Robertsonian translocati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organization Of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians (OAH), formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S. and abroad include college and university professors; historians, students; precollegiate teachers; archivists, museum curators, and other public historians; and a variety of scholars employed in government and the private sector. The OAH publishes the '' Journal of American History''. Among its various programs, OAH conducts an annual conference each spring, and has a robust speaker bureau—the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program. The organization's mission is to promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourage wide discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history. Membership is open to all who wish to support its mission. In 2010, its individual membership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
