16041. The nature of the satirist (29:34)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Dr. Feinberg addresses just what makes the satirist tick, what kind of a person it is who twists elements of a person or of a thing to make the whole appear funny.

16042. The Nature of the Stars (29:13)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the classification of the stars, their physical properties, magnitude, size, and possible evolution. Explains the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for star classification based on magnitude an...

16043. The Navajo : part I (29:43)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Presents a visit to a Navajo reservation to discover the values held by this indigenous community. Questions are put to an Indian family to find out each member's duties, responsibilities, and priv...

16044. The Navajo : part II (30:16)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Presents a visit to Windowrock, Arizona, to interview members of the Navaho Tribes Council. Discusses the problems of working within the tribal organizational patterns and of the continuing force o...

16046. The nearest star (28:22)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Jim Scott; Gian-Franco Romagnoli; Robert Gaffney
Summary:
Portrays the unique and critical role of the sun in the drama of our own planet. Traces the history of man's study of the sun, and explains how solar towers, rockets, and balloons are used in the s...

16047. The Necessity of Government (26:21)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses opposing views concerning the necessity of government, and illustrates why some form of government is essential for the common good of the group. Explains the two general types of govern...

16048. The Negro and the American Promise (59:39)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Brings together four prominent Negro leaders who discuss American Negroes' movement for racial and social equality, and their own motivations, doctrines, methods and goals. Features Negro leaders J...

16049. The Negro soldier (40:09)

Date:
1944
Summary:
This War Department enlistment film aims to recruit African Americans in its World War II engagement. The documentary has as its framework a black minister's explanation to his congregation of the ...

16050. The Negro soldier (39:23)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991
Summary:
"This War Department enlistment film aims to recruit African Americans in its World War II engagement. The documentary has as its framework a black minister's explanation to his congregation of the...

16052. The nervous system (09:47)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Shows the structure of the nervous system, together with its pathways and connections; the nature of a nerve impulse; conditions for setting up impulses; their passage from cell to cell; their disc...

16056. The new age (1:01:35)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Mr. Hoffer begins his discussion of “The New Age” by pointing out that it is generally, though falsely, referred to in America as the “Age of the Masses” (i.e. mass communications, mass consumption...

16057. The New Baby Comes Home (28:51)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows and discusses baby clothing and pictures the actions of two babies less than six weeks old. General styles of various items of baby clothing are displayed, their advantages are pointed out, a...

16058. The new colonialism : the Soviet Union (29:20)

Date:
1960
Summary:
In this program, Stoessinger points out the continuity of imperialism from Czarist Russia to Russia today, Russia’s attitude toward nationalism being that it should be ruthlessly crushed. The Sovie...

16059. The New Digital Library of the Commons (49:49)

Date:
January 27, 2010
Main contributors:
Kowalczyk, Stacy; Castle, Emily
Summary:
Since 2001, the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis and the Indiana University Digital Library Program have partnered to create the Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) - a gateway to ...

16060. The New IUCAT: Powered by Blacklight (58:52)

Date:
October 9, 2013
Main contributors:
McDonald, Courtney Greene
Summary:
Recently, the Indiana University Libraries implemented Blacklight, an open source discovery layer, as the new public interface for IUCAT, the statewide shared online catalog. Blacklight was chosen ...