161. 07_Who Gets to Tell the Vietnam War Story (18:55)

Date:
January 14, 2019
Main contributors:
Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities; Heather Stur
Summary:
For as much as has been written and produced about the Vietnam War, the voices telling the story have remained much the same. Historians and journalists have privileged American male combat veteran...

162. 08_Blood Sacrifice and Clashing American Narratives of the Vietnam War (18:31)

Date:
January 14, 2019
Main contributors:
Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities; Edward Linenthal
Summary:
The mass slaughter of 1864-1865 in the American Civil War eroded traditional belief in martial sacrifice as redemptive, blood shed for the new birth of the nation. Narratives in tension continued t...

165. 10 - Friends (03:42)

Date:
1939 to 1946
Main contributors:
Jay, John, 1918-2008; Jay, Hilda L., 1921-
Summary:
These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. This film has no sound and shows clips of the Jay family and friends boating at a lake shore, work...

166. 10 - Ken Play (01:37)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Edward G. Feil; Ken Feil
Summary:
Eddie, Kenny, and other children wear makeup and costumes and perform a skit in the Feil living room. Early 1970's.

168. 100 Years to Live (29:40)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Evelyn Dorsey; Naomi Feil; Mrs. Aiken
Summary:
Follows a mother and daughter, Mrs. Aiken (100) and Mrs. Dorsey (80), as they transfer from their home to an assisted living facility. Mrs. Aiken adjusts well, while Mrs. Dorsey does not. As this t...

169. 10_Telling War: An Exploration of Form (17:22)

Date:
January 15, 2019
Main contributors:
Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities; Lisa Silvestri
Summary:
With support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Telling War, a veteran based initiative, explores manifestations of the veteran voice through a variety of story forms such as papermaki...