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Living thinkers : an autobiography of Black women in the ivory tower

Title
Living thinkers : an autobiography of Black women in the ivory tower / directed by Roxana Walker-Canton.
Publication
  • New York, NY : Distributed by Women Make Movies,[2014?]
  • ©2013

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Additional Authors
  • Aldridge, Delores P.
  • Baker, Brianne
  • Canton, Imani Jean
  • Diakite, Dianne
  • Dill, Bonnie Thornton
  • Dorsey, Allison, 1959-
  • Griffin, Farah Jasmine
  • Madison, D. Soyini
  • Sampson, Carrie
  • Walker-Canton, Roxana
  • Welsh-Asante, Kariamu
  • White, Deborah G. (Deborah Gray), 1949-
  • Morrton, Tina, cinematographer.
  • Akosua Productions, production company.
  • Sisters' Eye on Media Productions, production company.
  • Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher, film distributor.
Description
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in
Summary
"Living Thinkers ... examines the intersection of race, class and gender for Black women professors and administrators working in U.S. colleges and universities today. Through their diverse narratives, from girlhood to the present, Black women from different disciplines share experiences that have shaped them, including segregated schooling as children, and the trials, disappointments and triumphs encountered in Academia. Though more than 100 years have passed since the doors to higher education opened for Black women, their numbers as faculty members are woefully low and for many still, the image of Black women as intellectuals is incomprehensible. And while overtly expressed racism, sexism and discrimination have declined, their presence is often still often unacknowledged. Through frank and sometimes humorous conversations, this documentary interrogates notions of education for girls and women and the stereotypes and traditions that affect the status of Black women both in and out of the Academy. A perfect companion film for any classroom discussion on the intersection of racism, sexism and/or feminism."--Container.
Alternative Title
Autobiography of Black women in the ivory tower
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Feature films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Credits (note)
  • Producer, Roxana Walker-Canton ; cinematograher, Tina Morton ; editors, Valerie Keller, Roxana Walker-Canton ; composers, Kevin W. Walker, Suzzette Ortiz ; Akosua Productions ; Sisters' Eye on Media ; a film by Roxana Walker-Canton.
System Details (note)
  • DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives; widescreen.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1570
OCLC
883674338
Title
Living thinkers : an autobiography of Black women in the ivory tower / directed by Roxana Walker-Canton.
Distributor
New York, NY : Distributed by Women Make Movies,[2014?]
Copyright Date
©2013
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video
System Details
DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives; widescreen.
Performer
Featuring: D. Soyini Madison, Deborah Gray White, Kariamu Welsh, Delores P. Aldridge, Dianne Diakite, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Allison Dorsey, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Imani Jean Canton, Brianne Baker, Carrie Sampson.
Credits
Producer, Roxana Walker-Canton ; cinematograher, Tina Morton ; editors, Valerie Keller, Roxana Walker-Canton ; composers, Kevin W. Walker, Suzzette Ortiz ; Akosua Productions ; Sisters' Eye on Media ; a film by Roxana Walker-Canton.
Original Version
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2013.
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Added Author
Aldridge, Delores P., interviewee (expression)
Baker, Brianne, interviewee (expression)
Canton, Imani Jean, interviewee (expression)
Diakite, Dianne, interviewee (expression)
Dill, Bonnie Thornton, interviewee(expression)
Dorsey, Allison, 1959- interviewee (expression)
Griffin, Farah Jasmine, interviewee (expression)
Madison, D. Soyini, interviewee (expression)
Morrton, Tina, cinematographer.
Sampson, Carrie, interviewee (expression)
Walker-Canton, Roxana, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work.
Welsh-Asante, Kariamu, interviewee (expression)
White, Deborah G. (Deborah Gray), 1949- interviewee (expression)
Akosua Productions, production company.
Sisters' Eye on Media Productions, production company.
Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher, film distributor.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1570
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