Resources for October 18, 2017

Anthony, Theo, JR and Agnes Varda. "Boundaries of Reality: New Non-Fiction." The Cinephiliacs

Burke, Tarana, Soraya Chemaly and Alicia Garza. "Meet Tarana Burke, Activist Who Started 'Me Too' Campaign to Ignite Conversation on Sexual Assault." Democracy Now (October 17, 2017) ["Amid the ongoing fallout from sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, a former contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice” has subpoenaed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for all documents relating to her and any other women who have accused the U.S. president of unwanted sexual contact. We look at how this has reignited a conversation about sexual assault with women using the #MeToo hashtag, and speak with activist Tarana Burke, who started the campaign about a decade ago. “'Me Too' is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me, and it changed the trajectory of my healing process,” Burke says. We also speak with Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, and Soraya Chemaly, a journalist who covers the intersection of gender and politics."]

Dargis, Manohla. "Professor Marston: With Kinks! Pleasures! Female Power!" The New York Times (October 12, 2017)

Digital SNCC Gateway [Archive of resources: "The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was the only national civil rights organization led by young people. Organized in 1960 and mentored by the legendary black organizer, Ella Baker, SNCC activists became full-time organizers, working with community leaders to build local grassroots organizations in the Deep South."]

Eads, Morgan and Karla Ward. "In a surprise move, Lexington begins removal of controversial Confederate statues." Herald-Leader (October 17, 2017)

Hancock, James and Tony Stella. "The Cinema of Masaki Kobayashi." Wrong Reel #283 (June 22, 2017)

Harcourt, Felix. "The Black Press and Ku Klux Klan." Black Perspectives (October 18, 2017)

Hawks, Julie. "Why the Vote Wasn't Enough for Selma: A New Book on Economic Justice." Black Perspectives (October 17, 2017)

Lawrence-Sanders, Ashleigh. "Beyond Monuments: African-Americans Contesting Civil War Memory." Black Perspectives (October 16, 2017)

Parry, Tyler. "Black Radicalism and the 'Tuition-Free' University." Black Perspectives (October 12, 2017)