GC Library: Black History: Streaming Media

Streaming Media on Black History

The Galveston College Library offers on-demand access to educational and feature films through Academic Video Online, Digital Theatre +, Films on Demand, and Swank Digital Campus. These streaming platforms support teaching and learning across disciplines, with Swank titles added based on faculty requests. Access anytime, anywhere with your GC credentials.

Pioneer Film Producers, in Black History Series

Innovators of Black History Vol. 1

The 1964 Civil Rights Act, in Black History Series

Tuskegee Airmen Pioneer Pilots, in Black History Series

The History of Black Voting Rights

Black Literary Societies

A Rasin in teh Sun: Key Scenes

Academic Video Online
Academic Video Online is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary video subscription that supports the entire range of curriculum, from anthropology to zoology. It includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations.

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Digital Theatre +
Provides online access to a digital streaming video collection of unique films of current, leading British theatre productions, musicals, and operas.

Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries as well as teaching and learning resources to facilitate a deeper understanding of the productions and texts. Learning resources include a detailed introduction, plot summary, character biographies, a relationship map, language analysis, scene study, performance background and historical context for each play.
Films on Demand
The Films on Demand Master Academic Collection encompasses a broad array of core academic collections, available for individual purchase as well. With a vast library comprising over 341,000 video clips, 45,000 full-length videos, and spanning more than 28,000 hours, this comprehensive package caters to diverse educational needs. Encompassing subjects such as English, World Languages, Engineering, Technology & Society, Education, Sociology, Earth Science, Criminal Justice & Law, Counseling & Social Work, Communication, and Business & Economics, it provides extensive coverage of essential academic disciplines. Additionally, this collection includes specialized areas like Art & Architecture, Psychology, Political Science, Physical Science, Philosophy & Religion, Music & Dance, Mathematics, History, Area Studies, Health & Medicine, Archival Films & Newsreels, Geography, Anthropology, and Environmental Science, ensuring a comprehensive resource for academic exploration.