Research Guides: Gender &amp; Sexuality Studies: Find Videos

Video Databases

Alexander Street Video Online
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A multidisciplinary collection of videos spanning a wide range of subject areas.

Captions are available for all videos with transcripts. Audio descriptions are available for a select number of titles. Search "audio description" for a full list of available titles.

All films include limited public performance rights, which includes permission for classroom showings, as well as public screenings, as long as no admission is being charged.
Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection
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Find documentaries and educational videos on many subjects. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning content.
Films on Demand offers many titles that are not easily discoverable in the Library's catalog. Search the provider's platform for best results.
Public Performance Rights are included with all Films on Demand titles for no charge viewings.
Kanopy
Kanopy streaming service offers movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic, and Independent films. Davidson College students, faculty, and staff have unmediated access to certain collections within the Kanopy platform. For a list of titles already licensed by Davidson, please see the Kanopy tab within the How to Find Videos Research Guide.
A one-year license is purchased upon the 4th view of a title for 30 seconds or longer, this license is $135. For mediated collections, faculty can request immediate purchase of required films for a course on the Kanopy platform.

Davidson Library Catalog: Video Search

Start your search for videos here! The library catalog lists most of our DVD and streaming video titles.

You can also find videos that may be available through interlibrary loan; just change the drop-down menu to "Libraries Worldwide."

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