Nonprint Media Services

The following are selected video titles in the collections of Nonprint Media Services that deal with the nature of prejudice and diversity.

Bill Cosby on Prejudice (25 min.)
BF579.P9B5
(U-matic format)
Summary: In a satiric diatribe in which a super bigot expresses a hatred against all minority groups, actor Bill Cosby exposes the prejudices which are experienced by all.

Blue Eyed (93 min.)
HT 1521.B8 1996
Summary: Jane Elliott conducts a workshop where an arbitrarily selected group of individuals is targeted to experience prejudice and bigotry. Based on the blue eyed-brown eyed exercise she developed for elementary school students. Interspersed with personal interviews with Jane Elliott.

A Class Divided (57 min.)
LC 212.22.I8C52 1985
Summary: Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC News television documentary entitled: The eye of the storm. Shows how her experimental curriculum on the evils of discrimination had a lasting effect on the lives of the students.

The Eye of the Storm (26 min.)
BF 575.P9E9 1990z
Summary: Explores the nature of prejudice in a dramatic third-grade experiment in the small, nearly all-white, all-Christian farming community of Riceville, Iowa. Prompted by her students' inquiring about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jane Elliott divides her class into brown-eyed and blue-eyed students, in order to illustrate how it feels to be discriminated against.

Images (15 min.)
BF575.P9I63 1994
Summary: Discusses how one's perception of people from other countries, particularly those of developing countries, may be distorted by a number of factors, These factors can result in the formation of negative stereotypes.

Overcoming Prejudice (59 min.)
BF575.P9O93 1996
Summary: Examines prejudice on a very personal level. Stresses that prejudice is an area of human weakness which can be dealt with successfully. Participants share stories from their own lives which illustrate important priciples about overcoming prejudice. Presented in five sections: Where prejudice comes from, Consequences of prejudice, How to deal with prejudice, Parenting issues, Success stories.

Walls and Walls (10 min)
BF575.P9W35
Summary: Traces the evolution of wall building with references to walled cities, the China Wall, prison walls, and symbolic walls such as flags, the Nazi swastika, and ideological walls. Also discusses how these walls can be barriers leading to prejudice and stereotypes.