television — Bunk History

Viewing 331–339 of 339 results. Go to first page

Black and white sketch of the front of the Mississippi State asylum.

Ghosts are Scary, Disabled People are Not: The Troubling Rise of the Haunted Asylum

Tourist-driven curiosity about the so-called "haunted asylum" has led many to overlook the real people who once were institutionalized within these hospitals.

by Sarah Handley-Cousins via Nursing Clio on October 29, 2015

The War to Start All Wars

How the U.S. invasion of Panama ushered in the post-Cold War era of military unilateralism and preemptive war.

by Greg Grandin via Common Dreams on December 22, 2014

Green House: A Brief History of “American Poetry”

Tracing its emergence of as a distinct cultural institution.

by Frank Guan via Prelude on September 22, 2014

Iron Eyes Cody meets Jimmy Carter, who is wearing a Native American headdress

Among the Tribe of the Wannabes

A closer look at non-Native Americans that appropriate, fabricate, and invent Native identities for themselves.

by Russell Cobb via This Land Press on August 26, 2014

Fierce Urgency of Now

Exploring the origins and impacts of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," on that event's 50th anniversary.

via BackStory on August 23, 2013

How Barry Levinson’s Diner Changed Cinema, 30 Years Later

With Diner, Barry Levinson turned a film about nothing into a male-bonding classic, launched careers, and spawned hits from Seinfeld to The Office.

by S. L. Price via HWD on February 10, 2012

George W. Bush

George W. Bush Declares a War on Terror

Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address kicked off a war that continued well into the 21st century.

via Voices & Visions on January 29, 2002

Filmmaker William Greaves at a desk with turntables, film reels, and screens.

The Black Filmmaker

A look at racism in movie-making.

by Black Journal via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on September 28, 1970

Opening frame of documentary segment in question.

Confronted: A Black Family Moves In

Northern whites reveal their deep-seated prejudice when a black family moves into their neighborhood.

by WGBH via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on December 2, 1963

brought to you by

© Bunk History