Latin American Studies Research Guide
Audio/Video (AV) Materials

Search the Library Catalog by subject or title, then limit the search by "Material Type," such as "videos, films, slides" or "spoken recordings." The "Location" box indicates whether materials are located in W.E.B. Du Bois Library Reserves, Special Collections, or another part of the Library.

To locate films from specific Latin American countries, go to the catalog search page. Click on "Other Searches." The sixth choice from the top is "Genre, etc." Click on this link, then enter "Feature films--Argentina," or "Documentary films--Mexico," etc. The Library is cataloging all films as either  "Feature films," "Documentary films," or "Short films."

Suggested AV Materials in Latin American Studies

The Library has more than 400 films in Spanish and Portuguese, and is steadily acquiring more each semester.  All films, whether on video or DVD, are in Reserves, Third Floor. The following is a sample list:

A Place Called Chiapas : Eight Months Inside the Zapatista Uprising  (V2945)

Amores perros   (DVD 194)

Bye Bye Brazil   (V 1158)

The Official Story  (DVD 563)

Yo, la peor de todas  (DVD 296)

Latin American Video Archives
 "The Latin American Video Archives (LAVA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the distribution and dissemination of Latin American and Latino video to educational institutions in the United States and Canada. Created over fifteen years ago, LAVA's objective is to facilitate the flow of information from South to North by making available Latin American and Latino films that might not otherwise receive exposure in traditional venues."  A link to "Related sites" brings up an extensive list of national and international cinema sites.

Women Make Movies
" Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. Women Make Movies was established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special emphasis on supporting work by women of color. "

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