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RELS-312/812: Christian Feminist Theology

There are a few resources that simply do not get the attention they deserve. The following are not tied directly to your course content, but are useful to be aware of nevertheless.

News

PressReader: Provides access to over 2,000 U.S. and international current newspapers from 100+ countries, in 56 languages, displayed in their original format and layout. 

Films

Criterion on Demand:  An online digital library of feature film titles licensed for Canadian viewing.

Criterion-on-Demand represents a large number of feature film producers, including: 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, DreamWorks SKG, Mongrel Media, Sony Pictures Classics, Alliance Films, Miramax Films, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate Films, etc. Title selections include classics, new releases, foreign films, literary adaptations, documentaries, animated titles, and independent features.

Criterion-on-Demand requires users to install Mozill Firefox Silverlight for viewing on Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari web browsers. If you are using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, Silverlight is NOT required. Criterion on Demand will not work on a mobile device.

(Films from 20th Century Fox are restricted to viewing on campus only.)

Films on Demand: FoD Humanities and Social Sciences Collection is a streaming video service which provides access to thousands of educational videos in the humanities and social sciences.

It includes content from A&E, BBC, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, PBS, National Geographic, TED, HBO Documentary Films, and numerous other educational film providers. Create a free account to organize and bookmark clips, create and share playlists, personalize folders, and embed clips. Closed captioning and transcripts available on many titles. Sample citations for four common styles are provided for each video. New content is added regularly.

 

Please note that librarians have curated a significant video collection, and not all of the titles captured on the above-mentioned platforms. If you are looking for a specific film, search in Omni and apply the "Resource Type > video" limit from the left-hand menu to determine whether we have it.