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Finding resources for biographies on television in the library's collections
You can use the subject heading below to start your search:
Introductory reading(s)
History in the media: film and television by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1995.9 .H5 N54 2006ISBN: 9781576079539Can films tweak the facts and still be faithful to history? How much of what they present as true is inaccurate or distorted? This volume looks at the growing research exploring these questions.
Television histories: shaping collective memory in the media age by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1992.56 .T45 2001ISBN: 9780813121901From Ken Burns's documentaries to historical dramas such as Roots, from A&E's Biography series to CNN's coverage of such events as the fall of the Berlin Wall, television has become the primary source for historical information for tens of millions of Americans today. Why has television become such a respected authority? What falsehoods enter our collective memory as truths? How is one to know what is real and what is imagined -- or ignored -- by producers, directors, or writers? Gary Edgerton and Peter Rollins have collected a group of essays that answer these and many other questions. ...
Selected book title(s)
Déjala morir by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789587461992This book is based on the 2017 miniseries of the same title, broadcasted by TeleCaribe. It tells the story of Afrocolombian singer Juana Emilia Herrera, known as "la niña Emilia."
Selected television show title(s)
American experience. Earth days by Call Number: Jones Media DVD #10150ISBN: 9781608831890Acclaimed director Robert Stone traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day, and to its status as a major political force in America.
American masters by Call Number: Streaming videoThe series illuminates the lives and creative journeys of our nation’s most enduring artistic giants—those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. ...- The blues. The road to Memphis by Call Number: Jones Music DVD ML 3521 .B58 2003 v.3ISBN: 9780738903835Traces the musical odyssey of B.B. King to Memphis and pays homage to the great blues musicians of the Memphis tradition.
Icons. Leaders by Call Number: Streaming videoEight-part series exploring the achievements and legacies of some of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Seven well-known advocates each front an hour-long documentary arguing the case for four people from a different field of human endeavour - leaders, explorers, scientists, entertainers, sports stars, artists and writers, and activists. At the end of each documentary, the public vote for their favourite. The icon who wins the public vote in each category is put through to a live final, which sees all of the celebrity advocates return to fight their icon's case - the public then vote again for the person they believe was the greatest figure of the 20th century. ...
Internet resource(s)
- Biography on A&E
Biography continues to highlight newsworthy personalities and events with compelling and surprising points-of-view, and remains the defining source for true stories from some of the most accomplished non-fiction storytellers of our time.
Keeping up with Television Studies journal literature
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