A Crack in the Tube

Dublin Core

Title

A Crack in the Tube

Subject

Feminist, Video Art, Woman Filmmaker, Lesbian, Experimental

Description

Purchased for teaching. I taught often with this collection at Pitzer College over many years and in a variety of Media Studies classes from Feminist Documentary to Video Art. It's an imprtant and large compliation documenting the history of feminist video art. It is currently not in distribution.

Creator

Video Data Bank

Source

What Does She Want, Program 4

Date

1987

Contributor

Made for TV / by Tom Rubnitz and Ann Magnuson -- Betty Furness for Westinghouse -- Kiss the girls, make them cry / by Dara Birnbaum -- Aqui en esta esquina / Sistema Sandinista de Television -- Betty Furness for Westinghouse -- Joan does Dynasty / conceived/written, produced and performed by Joan Braderman.

Format

VHS

Language

English

Type

Video art

Abstract

A collection of short videorecordings that illustrate the images television injects into modern life, especially those of women, and their social effects. Includes three contemporary video productions, a commercial of the 1950s, and a Nicaraguan game show.

Table Of Contents

Made for TV / by Tom Rubnitz and Ann Magnuson
Betty Furness for Westinghouse
Kiss the girls, make them cry / by Dara Birnbaum
Aqui en esta esquina / Sistema Sandinista de Television
Betty Furness for Westinghouse
Joan does Dynasty / conceived/written, produced and performed by Joan Braderman

Moving Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

video

Duration

90 mins

Producer

Video Data Bank

Director

Video Data Bank

URL

For research, teaching, and educational use please use CONTACT US in About section to make a request for access.

Files

Citation

Video Data Bank, “A Crack in the Tube,” VHS Activism Archive , accessed May 17, 2026, https://activismvhs.omeka.net/items/show/716.

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