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Title: Skin Rating: 2.6 out of 4 Reference: By Colin Campbell. Library of Congress subjects: Video art Sociology subjects: The body Health & medicine Identity Reviews and Numerical Ratings 3.5 This video would be excellent for opening up powerful discussions of race, class, gender and HIV/AIDS. Most suitable for 3rd or 4th year classes, the video is a bit obscure at times (and sometimes a little cheesy maybe too), which can be helpful because it leaves Room for engagement of students in the act of interpretation. Anna Toth 2 Clever & articulate. Identifies important political questions about women & AIDS, though some of these (particularly about blame and about late 80s treatment technologies) are dated. The skin metaphors & artistic interludes were ineffective, the quality of the acting was really mixed, & the dramatization was sometimes contrived (though at other points it permitted confrontations between perspectives). Lecture topics: women’s studies; race, class & gender, HIV, AIDS. Kathy Bischoping & Lachlan Story 2.5 This video is good, offering some sociological
insight into women's (especially those women disadvantaged by race and
class) unique and often over-looked experiences with AIDS. The themes
are interesting and artfully rendered, though the video may come across
as a bit dated. My only concern is that the artsy-ness and frank depiction
of sexuality might detract from the transparency of the issues to the
students. Mike Follert
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