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Art as Propaganda: The Nazi Degenerate Art Exhibit
Jonathan Petropoulos discusses the importance of the German 1937 Degenerate Art exhibit.
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Elaine Pagels, Professor of Religion, Discusses Evil in the Context of the History of Religion
Elaine Pagels, Professor of Religion at Princeton University,explains that many interpretations of evil throughout history are inspired by the Book of Revelation.
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Faith in Chaos- Pep Bonet and Sara Terry
This video profiles Pep Bonet’s and Sara Terry’s photo exhibition on the amputees resulting from the civil war in Sierra Leone.
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Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak
Samuel Bak explains his life growing up in Vilna, and explores his art as it relates to Facing History
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Memory Denied: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide
This video profiles photographer Kathryn Cook’s exhibition, Memory Denied.
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Samuel Bak: The Art of Speaking about the Unspeakable
This film explores Samuel Bak’s life and the experiences that helped shape his art.
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Surviving Wounded Knee-Danny Wilcox Frazier
This video shows photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier’s exhibition, Surviving Wounded Knee.
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The Aftermath Project's Sara Terry on Her Photographs
As part of the project "War is Only Half the Story," Sara Terry describes her series on Bosnia.
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The Aftermath Project's Sara Terry on Rodriguo Abd's Photographs
As part of the project "War is Only Half the Story," Sara Terry describes Rodrigo Abd's photography collection.
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The Arpilleras of Chile (with Marjorie Agosin)
Marjorie Agosin discusses women’s artistic response to Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile.
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Legacy
The Meaning of Schindler's List, 25 Years Later
During our webinar "A Conversation with Steven Spielberg" on November 29, 2018, Mr. Spielberg discussed the urgency of Oskar Schindler's story and of those he saved, particularly in these politically and socially fraught times.
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