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Political Science: Streaming Media
Streaming Media at NCC
Nassau Community College now has three streaming sources, Films on Demand, Kanopy, AVON and Swank. The simplest way to access each of these sources is through the Stream a Video tab on our homepage.
Swank Digital Campus provides films for various courses. Films include classics, documentaries and contemporary selections. All films can be viewed both on and off campus. Browse our current selection of films at Swank.
Films On Demand
Films on Demand (FOD) is one of our streaming media database and includes hundreds of videos on political science.
Browse the Political Science Subject Collection and narrow down, or search by keywords in titles and segments.
Here are some examples of political science videos in the FOD database.
- Get Schooled! How the Electoral College WorksImagine if the United States Presidential Election was a talent show, only the public doesn’t vote for them. That – to be honest – is how the Electoral College works.
- What Is The Significance Of 1619?In 2026, America celebrates its 250th birthday! But four hundred years ago, back in 1619 three significant events happened that forever changed America.
- Gerrymandering Tilts Political Power. Here's How Redistricting Affects DemocracyEvery decade, after each United States census, states engage in redistricting, the redrawing of congressional and state legislative boundaries.
- Dismantling DemocracyThis series examines democratic structures of government in the United States and around the world. Featuring interviews from across the political spectrum, the series depicts the gradual deterioration of the democratic process. Through a critical look at the historical and current state of democracies, it becomes evident that preserving democracy is a feat no less significant than its establishment. So, are we up to this pressing task of preserving democracy?
Kanopy
Kanopy is another one of our streaming media database and includes hundreds of videos on political science.
Browse by Subjects for Political Science and narrow down, or search by keywords in titles and segments.
Here are some examples of political science videos in the Kanopy database.
- Marx's Critique of CapitalismExplore Marx's basic claims (formulated in conjunction with Friedrich Engels), which represented the most powerful version of socialism and the greatest threat to liberal capitalism.
- The Weather Underground: America's Most Notorious RevolutionariesThe Weather Underground is a feature-length documentary that explores the rise and fall of this radical movement, as former members speak candidly about the idealistic passion that drove them to “bring the war home” and the trajectory that placed them on the FBI’s most wanted list.
- Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American SportsIn NOT JUST A GAME, the powerful documentary based on his bestselling book The People's History of Sports in the United States, Zirin argues that far from providing merely escapist entertainment, American sports have long been at the centre of some of the major political debates and struggles of our time.
AVON
AVON is another one of our streaming media database and includes hundreds of videos on political science.
Browse All Channels for Politics & Current Affairs and narrow down, or search by keywords in titles and segments.
Here are some examples of political science videos in the AVON database.
- Ralphe Bunche: An American OdysseyOverview on the life of political scientist Ralphe Bunche.
- America Becomes a World PowerThe United States was irrevocably transformed between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. From controversial expansionism, through war in the Caribbean and Pacific, unrest in Asia and troubles at home, the country experienced radical change on a course to world leadership.
- Lies, Politics and DemocracyThe political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened American democracy. How officials fed lies about the 2020 election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
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