Culture shock / WGBH Educational Foundation.

Series of four documentaries explores why particular works or forms of art became (and some remain) controversial, gives points of view on the effects of the arts on individuals and on society, and addresses censorship and education. Each also is a self-contained documentary that analyses the partic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	WGBH Educational Foundation PBS Video
Other Authors:	Espar, David Carter, Maria Agui Lindsay, Calvin A. Janows, Jill Lee, Leslie Rogers, Richard P.
Language:	English
Published:	[Burlington, Vt.] : [Alexandria, Va.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; PBS Video, [1999], ©1999.
Subjects:	Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910. > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910. > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn > Study and teaching. Manet, Édouard, > 1832-1883. > Olympia. Arts and society. Arts > Censorship. Arts > Psychological aspects. Motion pictures > Censorship > United States > History. Motion pictures > Social aspects. Jazz > 1921-1930 > History and criticism. African American musicians. Jazz > Social aspects > United States. African Americans in literature. Literature and society > United States. Nude in art. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark) Olympia (Manet, Édouard) Jazz. Jazz > Social aspects. Literature and society. Motion pictures > Censorship. Study skills. United States. 1921-1930 Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary television programs. History.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary television programs. History.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

[disc 1]. Hollywood censored : movies, morality & the Production Code (60 min.)
[disc 2]. The devil's music : 1920s jazz (60 min.)
[disc 3]. Born to trouble : Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [includes school controversy at Cherry Hill, N.J.] (90 min.)
[disc 4]. The shock of the nude : Manet's Olympia (60 min.).