TV Shows and Movies
This page houses a number of watch lists from various sources that each emphasize marginalized perspectives. There are also a few articles about the changing landscape of media. This list is far from comprehensive, and we encourage you to make any media or watch list suggestions. To do so, please contact wsgsprogram@luc.edu.
Movies
- 13th - Netflix
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. - (2018)
A Documentary which details the life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, whose career fighting for Indigenous and women's rights has now spanned over 50 years.
TV Shows
- When They See Us - Netflix
In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated. This limited series spans a quarter of a century, from when the teens are first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, going through their exoneration in 2002 and ultimately the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.
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Articles
This page houses a number of watch lists from various sources that each emphasize marginalized perspectives. There are also a few articles about the changing landscape of media. This list is far from comprehensive, and we encourage you to make any media or watch list suggestions. To do so, please contact wsgsprogram@luc.edu.
Movies
- 13th - Netflix
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. - (2018)
A Documentary which details the life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, whose career fighting for Indigenous and women's rights has now spanned over 50 years.
TV Shows
- When They See Us - Netflix
In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated. This limited series spans a quarter of a century, from when the teens are first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, going through their exoneration in 2002 and ultimately the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.