Living thinkers : an autobiography of Black women in the ivory tower / Akosua Productions ; Sisters' Eye on Media ; producer/director, Roxana Walker-Canton.

Living thinkers : an autobiography of Black women in the ivory tower /

This documentary examines the intersection of race, class and gender for Black women professors and administrators working in U.S. colleges and universities today. Through their diverse narratives, from girlhood to the present, Black women from different disciplines share experiences that have shape...

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Other Authors: Madison, D. Soyini (interviewee (expression)), White, Deborah G. (Deborah Gray), 1949- (interviewee (expression)), Welsh-Asante, Kariamu (interviewee (expression)), Aldridge, Delores P. (interviewee (expression)), Griffin, Farah Jasmine (interviewee (expression)), Dorsey, Allison, 1959- (interviewee (expression)), Dill, Bonnie Thornton (interviewee(expression)), Canton, Imani Jean (interviewee (expression)), Diakite, Dianne (interviewee (expression)), Baker, Brianne (interviewee (expression)), Sampson, Carrie (interviewee (expression))
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Women Make Movies, 2013
Subjects:
African American women college teachers > Biography.
African American women college administrators > Biography.
African American women in higher education.
Women college teachers > United States > Biography.
Women college administrators > United States > Biography.
Women in higher education > United States.
Racism in higher education > United States.
Sexism in higher education > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States.
Gender identity.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access: Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:Kanopy
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Summary:This documentary examines the intersection of race, class and gender for Black women professors and administrators working in U.S. colleges and universities today. Through their diverse narratives, from girlhood to the present, Black women from different disciplines share experiences that have shaped them, including segregated schooling as children, and the trials, disappointments and triumphs encountered in Academia. Though more than 100 years have passed since the doors to higher education opened for Black women, their numbers as faculty members are woefully low and for many still, the image of Black women as intellectuals is incomprehensible. And while overtly expressed racism, sexism and discrimination have declined, their presence is often still often unacknowledged. Through frank and sometimes humorous conversations, LIVING THINKERS interrogates notions of education for girls and women and the stereotypes and traditions that affect the status of Black women both in and out of the Academy. Winner of the Documentary Audience Choice Award at the BlackStar Film Festival.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file) (75 min.) : flv file, sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:01:14:54
Production Credits:Principal photographer, Tina Morton ; editors, Valerie Keller, Roxana Walker-Canton ; music composed by Kevin W. Walker, Suzzette Ortiz.
Participant or Performer:Featuring: D. Soyini Madison, Deborah Gray White, Kariamu Welsh, Delores P. Aldridge, Dianne Diakite, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Allison Dorsey, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Imani Jean Canton, Brianne Baker, Carrie Sampson.
Language:In English.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2013.

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